Recipe: FROZEN YOGURT CHERRY BANANA OAT BARS

Food Weight 1.0

INGREDIENTS:

Yield = 12 bars (3 inch x 2.25 inch square)
Take a look in your refrigerator, freezer, and pantry and select any yogurt, fruit, nut, and oat that will create a delicious frozen yogurt bar!
Ingredients:
·       2 cups of greek yogurt, 1 cup plain and 1 cup vanilla (or low-fat non-greek yogurt)
·       2 cups fresh or frozen fruit, chopped
o   Banana, cherries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, pineapple, etc.
·       ½ cup of raw nuts, chopped
o   Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, etc.
·       1 cup of homemade toasted oats (or your favorite low-fat granola)
·       1 cup of traditional rolled oats
·       1 tablespoon of honey
·       1 tsp of cinnamon
·       1 Tablespoon of peanut butter

DIRECTIONS:

To make your own simple granola or toasted oats, pre-heat oven to 300 degrees F. Mix traditional rolled oats, honey, cinnamon, and peanut butter together in a small bowl. Pour crumbled mixture onto a baking sheet and toast your oats for 20 minutes. Let your toasted oats cool down for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix together the Greek yogurt, fruit, nuts, and toasted oats. Line a 9-inch x 9-inch pan with aluminum foil or wax paper. Pour the Greek yogurt mixture into the pan and spread mixture to all edges of the pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and freeze yogurt mixture for 4 hours or overnight. Remove the pan from the freezer and let it thaw for 15 minutes. Make 12 bars (3 inch by 2.25 inch) by using a knife to cut 4 lines x 3 lines. Place bars in a plastic gallon bag (or place each bar in its own individual snack bag) and put back in the freezer until you are ready to eat your frozen yogurt bar for breakfast, afternoon snack, or dessert!

Nutrition Information Per Serving:
Food weight: 1.0, Calories: 115 kcal, Calcium: 60 mg, Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 14 g, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Protein: 6 g, Sodium: 9 mg.