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January 21, 2013 By Leanne Vogel December 10, 2018
Oh my gosh I have so many nuts, seeds and random little baggies of dried fruit in my pantry.
I thought that building the spice rack of my dreams would help control my habit of randomly purchasing things from bulk bins but it hasn’t (although it has made finding spices in our new home a whole heck of a lot easier).
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I'm ready!Do you have the same issue? Let’s do something about it, shall we? And heck, if you don’t suffer from bulk bin purchase overload, run down to the store, grab a couple cups of your favorite nuts and seeds, and lets get this party started.
You can use any nuts or seeds that you have on hand, really, this recipe is very forgiving. You can choose to use 2 1/4 cup of whatever nuts or seeds your little heart desires.
If you’re sensitive to nuts, use an array of seeds.
If you’re sensitive to banana, use apple sauce.
If you don’t like chai spice, use cinnamon, or cardamom, or pumpkin spice, or lucuma powder or leave them plain.
If you’re sensitive to grains don’t worry, there are none in these granola bars! Who needs grains in granola bars? Not us!
Either way, these healthy grain-free granola bars are going to be awesome!
They hold together really well, making them a fabulous travel companion.
Oh yes, and did I mention that they’re free from sugar? No coconut nectar, agave, honey, coconut sugar, nothing. Just a bit of fruit and a TON of healthy fats.
You’re excited, I know. I was too as I was making these guys.
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The trick is in the mashing. If you have a potato masher, use it. If you don’t, I bet a food processor would work.
You want the paste to be nice and smooth.
Some of the nuts and seeds that I put in my bars were a bit too big, causing some issues when I was cutting them. Try to make the pieces no larger than your pinky nail. Add everything to a bowl.
Then whip it good.
Well, not actually. Just combine the wet and the dry and roll it around with a stand mixer, hand mixer, or your hands, until everything’s mixed well.
Drop it into the pan and bake it!
Remove from the oven, cut into desired size, then throw them back in the oven to crisp up. This step will make the bars nice and portable, crispy, and delicious!
What random nuts and seeds do you have lurking in your cupboards?
This entry was tagged: breakfast bar, chai, granola, snack bar
Hi! I'm Leanne (RHN FBCS)
a Functional Medicine Practitioner, host of the Healthful Pursuit Podcast, and best-selling author of The Keto Diet & Keto for Women. I want to live in a world where every woman has access to knowledge to better her health.