These delicious homemade Pomegranate Quinoa Energy Bars are particularly enjoyable as refreshing frozen treats. This recipe relies on the healthy protein in quinoa rather than the traditional oats or puffed rice. Then there’s the flaxseed powder, pomegranate seeds and hemp seed powder (and more) that make these bars super-healthy.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make 6 of these treats:
- ¾ cup Medjool dates
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds (1/4 of a big promegranate)
- ½ cup flax seed powder
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup hemp seed powder
- pinch of sea salt
Here are the instructions to make these delicious Pomegranate Quinoa Energy Bars:
1. Remove the core from the dates and chop into small chunks. They might be very sticky.
2. Add all the ingredients into the food processor and process until smooth, or to the texture that you desire.
3. Scoop the mixture into the bar-shaped silicon molds, this fills six 7.6×2.7×3 cm (3×1×1.2 inches) molds.
4. Wrap them in plastic wrap and freeze overnight.
5. Remove the energy bars from the molds and put them into a freezer box or bags, keep them in the freezer and eat directly from the freezer. If it’s too cold for you, you can wait until it reaches room temperature, but don’t wait for too long, otherwise they turn soft and mushy.
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Source: Annie Taylor Chen