Thank you, Protein Bars. I know you’re a candy bar, and you know you’re a candy bar, but I’m glad we can share in this lie together. This month’s Sourdough Surprises challenge reminded me of this Tonight Show Thank You Note—granola bars. I’m from Portland, Oregon so granola is not only a noun but a respectable adjective to me. Tasty granola bars are indeed a challenge. I made three batches that went to Izzy and the chickens before I finally, thank God, made these.
Zucchini Cinnamon Chip Granola Bars
290g sourdough
50g shredded zucchini
125g rolled oats
150g cinnamon chips
75g honey
6 g salt
2 TB bran
4 TB flax seeds
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Stir all ingredients carefully together and spread the mush over a baking sheet on baking paper about 1 cm thick.
It works well to form a rough rectangle that is compacted and flat on top with a wooden spoon. Bake for 30 minutes. Let it cool down and cut it into triangle strips.
Simple, and sweet!
Oooh… I have some shredded zucchini in the freezer… totally wouldn’t have thought to put it in the granola bars. But I bet it was awesome. GREAT job!
Thanks, Shelley– Yes it is Zucchini season here in Minnesota, and I have been trying to figure out what to do with all the zucchini piling up in my kitchen. I think they work well as binding agents, and thought it would be as good as peanut butter in terms of texture. Worked great!
Zucchini tip for the inundated: Buy a julienne peeler, make your own zucchini ‘noodles’ and eat everything from Thai to Marinara on them! The bars look pretty ‘granola’…could have added some Chia seeds. 🙂
I never would have thought to put zucchini in a granola bar! Lovely job! Thanks for joining us!
Thank you– I love this group, the pleasure is all mine!
Kudos for originality, just when I thought all the ideas for using up zucc were played out! Thanks, Robyn
I have so much zucchini, I’m at the point where I’m adding it to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. hee hee
That sounds very promising! I am excited to try it this coming summer (which will be here before we know it, hopefully! 🙂 ).
What a great idea to use shredded zucchini and cinnamon! Your granola bars look delicious! I really enjoyed this month’s challenge.
Thank you Cathy! Me too.
Zucchini? I would never have thought of that. Pretty cool
Thanks so much! I just so dislike zucchini on its own that I’ve found all kinds of ways to sneak it into my baked goods.
Oh my, do these look and sound amazing! I bet the pets loved getting the test batches, lucky dog and chickens 🙂