Apricot Ginger Chia Chews
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Recipe type: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free, Yeast-free, Corn-free, Grain-free
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Serves: 8
 
Jacked-up homemade dried fruit and nut squares with superfood power and loads of chia seeds. Made bite-sized to enjoy on the go.
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons chia seed
  • Juice from ½ lemon (approximately 3 tablespoons)
Nuts and seeds:
  • ½ cup raw walnuts
  • 3 tablespoons raw, hulled sunflower seeds
  • 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
Dried fruit mix:
  • 200 grams pitted medjool dates (approximately 13)
  • 100 grams dried apricots (approximately 20)
  • 3 tablespoons lucuma powder
  • 1 tablespoon maca powder
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • Pinch sea salt
Instructions
  1. Combine chia seed and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir to combine and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
  2. Add nuts and seed ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and pulse until broken down. Remove mixture from your processor and place in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Place dried fruit mix along with soaked chia (it will be a hard mass at this point, just scoop out with a spoon) in the bowl of your processor and process until smooth, about 3 minutes. It will form into a ball. This is good.
  4. Once smooth, add the nut mixture to dried fruit mixture and process just until combined.
  5. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper draping over both sides for easy lifting and drop the mixture into the prepared pan. Press and smooth out with a spatula.
  6. Fridge version: Place pan in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden. Remove, cut into cubes and store in the fridge or freezer until ready to consume.
  7. Dehydrator version: Place pan in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden. Remove, cut into cubes and place in your dehydrator. Dehydrate at 105F for 4 hours.
Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2012/11/apricot-ginger-chia-chews/