Energy Bar (adapted from Mark's Daily Apple)
 Recipe)
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1/2 cup slivered almonds1/2 cup pecans1/4 cup almond or sesame seed meal1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut1/4 cup almond butter1/4 cup coconut oil (check your local health food store)1 tsp pure vanilla extract1/2 tsp of raw honey (or agave nectar)1/4 teaspoon sea salt1/2 cup dried cranberries (or other berries)
1. Toast nuts and coconut on a cookie sheet until golden brown, shaking the tray a few times during cooking.
2. Pour the toasted nuts and coconut into a food processor and pulse until the mixture is coarsely ground.
3. Use the microwave to melt coconut oil and almond butter in a mixing bowl for about 20 seconds. Stir until smooth.
4. Add vanilla extract, honey and sea salt to the wet ingredients bowl and mix thoroughly.
5. Fold in nut mixture and almond (or sesame seed) meal until thoroughly integrated.
6. Add the dried berries.
7. Press into an 8 by 4 loaf pan.
8. Refrigerate until firm (20 minutes or so).
9. Cut into 6-10 good-sized bars, depending on how big you want to make them.
The nutritional information above is for 6 bars. For 10, the breakdown would be:
Calories 222.1
Fat 62.6 g
Sat. Fat 7.8 g
Carbs 10.0 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Sugars 5.5 g
Protein 3.5 g
2. Pour the toasted nuts and coconut into a food processor and pulse until the mixture is coarsely ground.
3. Use the microwave to melt coconut oil and almond butter in a mixing bowl for about 20 seconds. Stir until smooth.
4. Add vanilla extract, honey and sea salt to the wet ingredients bowl and mix thoroughly.
5. Fold in nut mixture and almond (or sesame seed) meal until thoroughly integrated.
6. Add the dried berries.
7. Press into an 8 by 4 loaf pan.
8. Refrigerate until firm (20 minutes or so).
9. Cut into 6-10 good-sized bars, depending on how big you want to make them.
The nutritional information above is for 6 bars. For 10, the breakdown would be:
Calories 222.1
Fat 62.6 g
Sat. Fat 7.8 g
Carbs 10.0 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Sugars 5.5 g
Protein 3.5 g
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 370.1
- Total Fat: 104.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 6.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
- Protein: 5.9 g
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