| Fruit and Nut Bars
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| Servings: 8 Category: Snack |
(622 ratings) |
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Nutrition
Information:
Calories:
210
Protein:
6g
Carbs:
22 g
Fat:
13 g
Saturated Fat:
1 g
Sodium:
76 mg
Fiber:
4 g
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Ingredients - 1/4 cup 100 % fruit apple juice
- 1/2 cup whole dates (about 5), halved and pitted
- 1 cup whole raw almonds with skins
- 1/2 cup dried apricots
- 1/4 cup dried plums (prunes)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
Instructions - Preheat oven to 300°. Pour apple juice over dates and let soak 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place almonds, dried apricots, and dried plums in a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Add salt, cinnamon and dates with apple juice and pulse until mixture starts to stick together. Add pumpkin seeds and sunflower see
- Using wet hands, scoop mixture onto a work surface and form into a log about 1 3/4 in. wide and 1/2 in. thick. Use your palms to flatten into a bar, and cut bar into 8 equal pieces.
- Arrange pieces about 1 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Using a heatproof spatula, turn bars over and bake another 8 minutes, or until nuts are toasted (but before fruit begins to burn). Store in an airtight container for up to
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yes please
Reviewed By: marko123456 |
Feb 07, 2009 |
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these look great,,, but a lot of messing around,,, now i need to trick someone i... |
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energy
Reviewed By: sarahrondo |
Apr 28, 2008 |
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My sister and i made a batch of these and they are good for energy before a work... |
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