Healthy Hermit Bars Recipes

HERMIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang. Butter parchment; set pan aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg; beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl once. Add molasses; beat until combined and scrape down sides of bowl. Add the flour mixture and raisins; beat on low until dough just comes together, about 1 minute. Press dough into prepared pan. Bake until golden but still very soft to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into bars. Hermit bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

HEALTHY HERMIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9" pan with parchment.
• Whisk together the flaxseed and coffee in a small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl beat together oil, sugar, salt and molasses until well combined.
• Add vanilla and the flax mixture and beat in well.
• Stir in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cardamom until well combined.
• Fold in the raisins and nuts.
• Spread in the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes (I usually do 18).

HERMIT BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses and egg. Dissolve the baking soda in warm coffee; stir into the molasses mixture. Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and cloves; Gradually stir into the batter. Mix in raisins. Form dough into 4 long strips lengthwise on the cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets then cut each strip into 2 inch bars while still warm.

HERMITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cover raisins with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. , Whisk together next 6 ingredients. In another bowl, combine molasses, butter, egg white and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins (batter will be wet)., Divide batter in half; spread each half (wetting hands, if necessary) into a 12x2-in. rectangle 2 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are lightly browned and set, 10-15 minutes., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; with a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1-1/2-in. bars. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

CHERRY-GINGER HERMIT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan, then line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-in. overhang on long sides.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until combined.
• Using a stand mixer, beat sugar and butter in a large bowl on high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add molasses and mix until fully incorporated. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, beating until a soft dough forms. Add cherries and candied ginger.
• Using hands, press evenly into the prepared pan. Bake until puffed and just barely pulling away from sides, 25 to 30 minutes (it will keep cooking in the pan). Let cool completely in pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, orange zest, and juice until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cooled bars, then sprinkle with zest and sliced ginger, if desired.

HEALTHY HERMITS

Steps:

• Heat over to 375 degrees and grease baking sheets.
• Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
• Stir in flour, oatmeal and spices.
• Add apple, fruit, nuts and milk powder and stir mixture until combined.
• Drop by tablespoon onto baking sheets, spreading lightly.
• Bake for approximately 10 - 12 minutes, depends on your oven.
• Enjoy!

HERMIT BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking soda, the salt, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the cloves. In another bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar, beat in the egg, and beat in the molasses. Add the flour mixture, beating the mixture until it is just combined, and stir in the raisins and the walnuts. Spread the mixture in a buttered and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan and bake it in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a tester comes clean. Let the mixture cool completely in the pan on a rack and cut it into 24 bars.

SPICY HERMIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Place the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the egg, scrape down the bowl, then mix in the molasses.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing just until combined. Mix in the raisins and crystallized ginger. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a very lightly floured board, form it into a disk with lightly floured hands, and cut it in half. Roll each half into a log 12 inches long and place them 3 inches apart on the prepared sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes; the logs will still be soft in the center.
• Meanwhile, whisk the confectioners' sugar with 5 to 6 teaspoons rum to make a pourable glaze. While the logs are still warm, drizzle the glaze back and forth across the logs with a teaspoon and sprinkle them with the lemon zest. Allow to cool. Cut each log crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-wide bars.