If you want easy, healthy fruit and nut bars, here are some basic Lara Bar recipes....
Coconut
Cream Pie
·
1
cup raw cashews (can use almonds)
·
1
cup unsweetened coconut
·
1
cup whole pitted dates
·
Pinch
of salt
·
2
T of coconut oil
Hot
Fudge Brownie
§ 3/4 cup pitted dates
§ 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
§ 1/16 tsp salt
§ 2 T cocoa powder (or raw cacao
powder)
§ 2 T shredded coconut
§ 1/3 to 1/2 cup raw pecans
§ Optional: feel free to add some
chocolate or carob chips
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookie
§ 1 cup raisins (or try half raisin Half dried apple)
§ 1/4 cup quick oats
§ 1/4 cup quick oats
§ 1 cup walnuts
§ 1/4 tsp salt
Optional...add pinch of cinnamon
Optional...add pinch of cinnamon
Nut Free LARA bars
·
1 cup seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or mixture of both)
·
2 tsp olive oil
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Two big pinches salt
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1 cup plums, pitted
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1 ½ T water
Directions
Blend all ingredients
together very well. (I recommend using a food processor.) Line an 8×8 pan with parchment
or wax paper and push your LARA bar mixture down into the pan FIRMLY until it
is touching edge to edge and VERY compacted together. I let it sit in the
fridge for about 30 minutes before cutting them into bars. (This makes it a
little easier) Then you can individually wrap them for a quick grab and go
snack or store them in an air tight container in the fridge. The bars last at least two-three weeks in the
fridge. They can also be frozen.
Here’s a few ideas to help you create
your own LARA Bar:
- 1
cup nuts
(Almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, pistachios, peanuts, hazelnuts, etc.)
- 1
cup sweet dried
fruit (Dates, raisins, figs, prunes, plums, etc.)
- 1
cup filling
(optional) (Dried cherries, dried blueberries, dried apricot, dried
pineapple, cranberries, goji berries, more chopped nuts, dried coconut,
chocolate chips, coffee beans, cacao nibs, shredded carrot, etc. )
- 2
- 4 tbsp flavoring
(optional) (Cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, citrus zest and juice, ginger, mint,
cloves, coconut oil.)
Tips:
1. You can also
roast your nuts to add a richer flavor to your bars.
2. Using coconut
oil in the bars not only gives the balls a nice texture and taste, but also
provides a healthy fat to slow down the sugar rise in your body from the fruit.
3. You can also
make these into bight size balls and then roll them in chopped nuts, chopped
dried fruit or coconut flakes for special bit size treats.
4. If you don’t
want the LARA Bars to be as sweet or have less natural sugar add more nuts and
filling. (However, this will cause the bars to not stick together as well so I
suggest making them into balls rather than bars.
*Thanks Rachel Seangsuwan for sharing these yummy recipes/versions. :)
*Thanks Rachel Seangsuwan for sharing these yummy recipes/versions. :)
Thanks for posting these. I made the first three recipes on the post and they turned out great! I found the 0.78 oz Larabar brand bars at a store in SLC for 10cents each last week, and bought lots and lots, but these homemade ones do taste a lot fresher!
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