Apple Breakfast Bar

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup raw oats

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice

1 1/2 cups grated, unpeeled Michigan Apples

1 egg

1/3 cup light corn syrup

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

1. In medium-size mixing bowl, combine flours, oats, brown sugar, salt, soda and spice. Add remaining ingredients, mixing until thoroughly combined. Spread evenly in 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.

2. Bake in 350^o F. oven about 25 minutes or until light golden brown and wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Yield: 12 bars, 3 x 2 1/4-inches.

Per Serving, 1 bar: 160 calories, 2 g dietary fiber, 3 g fat,
122 mg sodium.

Suggested Michigan Apple varieties to use: Empire, Gala, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonathan, McIntosh, or Rome.

CREDITS: www.MichiganApples.com