Peanut Butter Hiking Bars
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 15
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 233.1
- Total Fat: 14.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 125.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Peanut Butter Hiking Bars calories by ingredient
Introduction
These bars meet all the requirements of a good hiker's snack -- portable and protein-rich with just the right kind of natural sugars to keep your body feeling good as you explore the wild. These bars meet all the requirements of a good hiker's snack -- portable and protein-rich with just the right kind of natural sugars to keep your body feeling good as you explore the wild.Number of Servings: 15
Ingredients
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1 cup water
10-12 pitted dates
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup pecans
2/3 all-natural peanut butter
5 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1/2 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons honey
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (optional, but highly recommended)
Directions
Bring the cup of water to a boil, add the dates. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a food processor, pulse oats until ground into a coarse meal. Pour oats into a large mixing bowl.
Put pecans in the food processor and pulse until they resemble coarse a meal. Add nuts to ground oats. Add dates and water to the food processor along with the peanut butter. Pulse until nice and smooth.
Add date mixture to the mixing bowl along with the ground flaxseed, salt, and honey. Mix well.
Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and pour batter in. It should be very thick and sticky. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top, if using.
Bake until edges are golden, about 25 minutes.
Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Makes 15 bars. Bars last longest in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Serving Size: 15 bars
Number of Servings: 15
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JACLYNR222.