Anyone have good recipes to share? I’m in a baking mood and I don’t want to keep spending for bars on rides and long workouts.
mix 1 cup of gatorade, 1/2 cup oatbran, 3 egg whites, 1/3 cup honey, and a pinch of chili powder (for flavor, of course!).
Blend and enjoy.
http://www.recumbent-bikes-truth-for-you.com/recipes.html
15 of them here. I haven’t tried any of them but some sound good.
These cookies are pretty good – can substitute prune baby food for the “prune puree”
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/32/Bakers_Breakfast_Cookie41962.shtml
Apologies to any athletes sponsored by Baker’s Breakfast Cookies!
Here is the recipe for those that expressed an interest:
1/2 c salted dry roasted peanuts
1/2 cup roasted sunflower seed kernels (or use more peanuts or other nuts)
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit
2 cups uncooked oatmeal (old fashioned or instant)
2 cups toasted rice cereal (such as rice krispies) I used Fruity Pebbles
1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c light corn syrup
1 t vanilla
optional 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
in a large bowl mix together the first 5 ingredients.
in a medium microwavable bowl combine peanut butter, brown sugar, corn syrup. microwave on high for 2 minutes. add vanilla, stir until blended.
pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until coated (this step is a bit tough, you might need to grease your hands a bit and knead this together.
for squares: spoon mixture in an 8 x 8 pan coated with cooking spray (or lined with parchment paper).
for bars: spoon into a 9 x 13 pan.
press down firmly. it helps if your hands are greased, or you press using a pice of waxed paper or parchment paper.
let stand for about an hour.
cut into 16 squares or bars.
Per Serving:
Calories: 225
Carbohydrate: 30g
Protein: 6g
Fat: 9g
If yor bars are too dry or don’t al stick together, use less “dry mixture” or more corn syrup.
This doesn’t make “bars” per se, but it’s a great recovery food. My mom used to make it when we were kids.
Kix Mix
5 c Kix cereal
1 c Spanish peanuts
1 c banana chips (optional)
1 c raisins
1 pkg (3.5 oz) vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
1/2 c honey
1/2 c peanut butter
Lightly butter a jelly roll pan (15.5 x 10.5 x 1"). Mix cereal, peanuts, raisins and banana chips in a large bowl.
Mix dry pudding and honey in a small suace pan. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter.
Pour over cereal mixture. Toss until cereal is coated. Spread in pan and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Break into bite-sized pieces. Store in covered container at room temp or in refrigerator.
Makes 10 c
I used that recipe a few years ago and it resulted in kick-ass bars. A pain to get right the first time, but pretty rewarding.
I’m spared from making them now since discovering that I can’t deal with solids during a race. Just gels, water, sports drink, and my secret weapon at Special Needs: Pringles potato chips!