{
    "directions": [
        "Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.",
        "Stir water and flax seeds together in a bowl. Mix oats, pastry flour, sugar, raisins, chocolate chips, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.",
        "Beat peanut butter and maple syrup together in a bowl; add flax seed mixture and stir. Pour peanut butter mixture into oats mixture and stir until well-blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.",
        "Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Cool briefly before cutting into bars and transferring bars to a cooling rack."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "cooking spray",
        "6 tablespoons water",
        "2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground",
        "2 cups old-fashioned oats",
        "1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour",
        "1/4 cup white sugar",
        "1/4 cup raisins",
        "1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips",
        "1 teaspoon baking powder",
        "1/2 teaspoon salt",
        "1/2 cup peanut butter",
        "1/3 cup maple syrup"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Chewy Energy Bars",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/240661/chewy-energy-bars/"
}
