Breakfast Bar with Apple and Carrot

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups (175 g) wheat bran cereal (All-Bran-style)
• 1 cup (100 g) quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3⁄4 cup (105 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1⁄4 cup (55 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup (60 ml) almond butter, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup (80 g) lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (180 g) grated apple
• 3/4 cup (95 g) grated carrot
• 1 cup (250 ml) milk
• 1 cup (100 g) toasted pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup (85 g) pitted and chopped Medjool dates