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Healthy Frankenstein Halloween Bars

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  • Author: She Likes Food
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

If you’re looking for a super cute, kid-friendly, Halloween treat that’s not loaded with tons of sugar, you’ve got to make these Healthy Frankenstein Halloween Bars! They are made using my healthy green muffin recipe that is packed with 3 cups of fresh kale. They get baked in a granola bar molds and then decorated to look like Frankenstein! Your kids will love these and you can feel good about serving them.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large banana
  • 3/4 cup milk, plant based or regular
  • 1/2 cup neutral flavored oil, such as canola or melted refined coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
  • 3 cups packed kale leaves
  • Candy eyes
  • Pretzel sticks
  • Black or brown decorating gel or icing

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F, place your granola bar molds onto a large sheet pan and lightly spray them with cooking spray.   Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to a large bowl.  Whisk together until combined.  Set aside.
  2. To a blender, add the banana, milk, oil, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, flax seed and kale.  Turn the blender on low and slowly turn it up to full blast.  Blend mixture until it’s fully blended and doesn’t have any big visible chunks of kale in it, about 1 minute or so.
  3. Pour the blended kale mixture into the flour mixture and use a spatula or large spoon to mix batter until fully combined.
  4. I like to use a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop to scoop the batter into the granola bar molds.  You want to fill them pretty much to the top.  Place baking sheet into the oven and bake until bars are firm to the touch and an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  5. Remove bars and let cool for about 15 minutes before removing from the pan.  If desired, transfer to a wire wrack to cool completely.  You can start decorating the Frankenstein bars once they are cool.
  6. I like to put a little bit of frosting on the back of each eye to make sure they stick well to the bars.  Then, create your Frankenstein mouth and hair design.  You can add a scar or two if you like.  Lastly, break your pretzel stick in half and insert them on each side so they resemble the bolts in his neck.  Depending on what type of frosting or decorating gel you are using, the bars may need to set for a little bit before serving to kids.  Enjoy!

Notes

*For this recipe, I measure my flour by dipping the measuring cup into the flour bag and scooping it full, NOT by scooping the flour into the measuring cup with a spoon.

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Category: Snack, Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://www.shelikesfood.com/healthy-frankenstein-halloween-bars/