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CC&P (Chocolate Chip & Pumpkin) Energy Bars [Video]

maud — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 12:49:37 +0000

These healthy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Energy Bars are great snacks and also good for dessert. They’re made from nutritious coconut flour and use no refined flours or sugars (… if you don’t count the minimal refined stuff that might be in the chocolate chips.) Everyone loves the creaminess and the tasty pumpkin flavor!

You’re supposed to let them cool completely (see Step #5) before cutting them up into bars to enjoy … but I’ve never been able to find the patience to wait.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make 9 of these Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Energy Bars:

15 ounce can of pumpkin puree

¾ cup coconut flour

½ cup real maple syrup

¼ cup unsweetened almond milk

2 eggs

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. ground ginger

¼ tsp. ground cloves

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. baking soda

1/3 cup chocolate chips

The preparation instructions and video are on the next page …

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A Delicious Homemade ENERGY BAR … No Cooking Required!

maud — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:28:04 +0000

It’s healthier (and cheaper!) to make your own energy bar snacks at home. Here’s a healthy recipe with dates, nuts, cocoa powder, coconut and vanilla that is really decadent and delicious. No cooking! You will be amazed with the end result.

Here is the recipe:

Chocolate-Cashew-Almond Energy Bar Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Cups (300g) Moist Medjool Dates, pitted and chopped
2 Cups (280g) Raw Cashew Nuts
½ Cup (60g) Raw Almond (without skin)
¾ Cup (75g) Cocoa Powder
A Pinch Of Sea Salt
½ Cup (40g) Unsweetened Shredded Coconuts
2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 to 3 Tbsp Cold Water

Before making this, check to see how dry the dates are since you want them to be relatively moist. You may want to soak them overnight in water before tossing them in the food processor with all of the other ingredients. Make sure that the all of the pits are removed, too!

Equipment needed:

Food processor
Loaf pan: 11½ x 4½ inches (29 x 12 cm) , lined with aluminum foil

Preparation:

Combine chopped dates, cashews, almonds, cocoa powder, and sea salt in a food processor.

Pulse and process all the ingredients together until the texture is coarse.

Then add the shredded coconut, a quick pulse, and add the vanilla extract, a little water at a time until it reaches a dry but moist dough consistency.

Scrape the dough mixture into the lined pan, press evenly with a rubber spatula, and chill for about an hour before serving.

Source: Angie Tee

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Here’s a REAL NUTTY ENERGY BAR Recipe!

Chris — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:00:30 +0000

Each of these homemade energy bar snacks contains 208 calories with yummy ingredients such as natural peanut butter, dates, dried cranberries and almonds. You’ll only need 10 minutes to make a batch at home in your kitchen, store in the freezer for a half-hour, then they’re ready to eat for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Perfect to munch for pre-workout energy.

They are high in energy, high in fiber (5.3 grams/serving), a good source of protein (4.3 grams/serving), delicious tasting.

These are obviously much healthier than the store-bought energy bars filled with added sugars, stabilizers, fillers, flavors, preservatives and more junk that your body definitely doesn’t need.

This recipe for VEGAN PB & J ENERGY BARS serves 8:

INGREDIENTS

1¾ cup pitted dates (soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, then drained)

½ cup unsweetened dried cranberries

¼ cup natural peanut butter (no added sugars or oils, just peanuts)

¼ cup whole raw almonds

½ cup instant plain oats (gluten free if you need!)

Here are the 5 steps to make a batch of these delicious energy bar snacks:

INSTRUCTIONS:

Soak the dates in warm water for 15 minutes, and drain.

Place dates, dried cranberries, almonds, peanut butter, and oats in a food processor and blend until combined well.

Scoop mixture into a square baking pan, and firmly press down to make an even layer.

Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to set, then cut into 8 rectangle bars.

Store in the freezer or fridge.

Source: Christal Sczebel

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Super-Healthy ENERGY BAR with DARK CHOCOLATE and a Special Energy-Boosting Ingredient

Chris — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:52:29 +0000

The kamut in this healthy energy bar recipe is where most of the “energy” comes from. Kamut is an ancient grain packed with protein and B vitamins. It is also unusually high in selenium which is a powerful antioxidant. Then the prunes are added because they’re full of health fiber that everyone needs.

Here’s the list of ingredients for this Kamut Dark Chocolate Energy Bar recipe (serves 20):

⅔ cup prunes

1½ cups water

¾ cup coconut

¾ cup kamut flour or gluten free flour

1 cup gluten free large flake oats

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup gluten free dark chocolate, cut into slivers (or chocolate chips)

½ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted

¼ cup hemp hearts

1 banana, mashed

3 TBP maple syrup

This recipe is easily adaptable to whatever your cupboards are filled with. Feel free to play around and substitute ingredients like the pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, chocolate, or hemp hearts with whatever you have on hand.

This will take you about 45 minutes to make:

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a jelly roll pan (or cookie pan).

Put water and prunes in pot, over med-high heat. Bring to a boil. Take off and set aside for 10 minutes.

Put the coconut in a dry pan over medium heat. Stir occasionally until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Set aside.

Put the coconut, kamut or gluten free flour, gluten free oats, cranberries, chocolate, pumpkin seeds, hemp hearts in bowl. Stir. Stir in the mashed banana and maple syrup.

Add the prunes and water to a food processor or bullet. Puree until smooth. This should make about ¾ cup prune paste. Add to the wet/dry mixture.

Pour onto the pan and press down to pack. It should be about ¾inch thick. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Take out and cut into 20 squares. Let cool completely before removing.

Source: Selena De Vries

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An Easy “No-Bake” BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST BAR Recipe

maud — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:06:33 +0000

If you are looking for an easy no-baking, naturally sweetened, gluten-free and vegan energy bar to make for breakfast or snacks, we’ve found it!

This recipe calls for healthy dried fruits and nuts, along with almond butter, maple syrup and applesauce. This recipe makes 16 bars. Each serving contains 8 grams of protein and 4 grams of healthy fiber.

Here are the ingredients:

1 1⁄2 cups 100% pure, uncontaminated, rolled oats (certified gluten-free)
3⁄4 cup whole almonds
heaping 1⁄2 cup dried blueberries
1⁄2 cup pistachios
1⁄3 cup ground flaxseed
1⁄3 cup walnuts
1⁄3 cup pepitas
1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup or honey
1⁄4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 cup almond butter

Substitute any nut/seed of choice (or nut/seed butter) or dried fruit as desired (sliced apricot, cranberries, cherries, dates & fig are all delicious here).

The preparation instructions are on the next page …

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Make a Big Batch of These Popular (Naturally Sweet) APPLE CINNAMON ENERGY BARS!

maud — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:26:20 +0000

Alexandra perfected this recipe to ensure that these Apple Cinnamon Energy Bars are full of flavor and nutrients … even though they look fairly ordinary and plain with lots of brown-colored ingredients such as pecans, oats, dates and cinnamon. Adding the granny smith apples and a touch of salt make this recipe perfect.

You’ll discover that they have a rich, nutty taste of toasted pecans and they’re naturally sweetened with the dates.

Here is a tip:

Bake the pecans before pulsing in the food processor for a more robust, roasted flavor. if you’d like these bars a little extra spicy, don’t be afraid to go to town on the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

Ingredients for 10-12 bars:

8 ounces pecans (2 cups)
5 3/4 ounces (gluten-free) rolled oats (2 cups)
8 1/4 ounces pitted and halved dates (1 1/2 cups)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces chopped granny smith apples (or similar) (2 cups)

The preparation instructions (6 easy steps) are on the next page …

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Make & Freeze These Overnight: Delicious Pomegranate Quinoa ENERGY BARS!

maud — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:13:28 +0000

This recipe relies on the complete protein in quinoa instead of the traditional oats or puffed rice to start with in this home-made energy bar. Then add the flaxseed powder, pomegranate seeds and hemp seed powder (and more) that makes it super-healthy.

Most like to enjoy these refreshing energy bars as a frozen treat.
Here’s the recipe to serve 6:

Pomegranate Date Quinoa Energy Bar

Ingredients:

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 energy bars:

Remove the core from the dates and chop into small chunks. They might be very sticky.

Add all the ingredients into the food processor and process until smooth, or to the texture that you desire.

Scoop the mixture into the bar-shaped silicon molds, this fills six 7.6×2.7×3 cm (3×1×1.2 inches) molds.

Wrap them in plastic wrap and freeze overnight.

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.

Source: Annie Taylor Chen

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An Easy Recipe to Make Delicious Crunchy GOJI BERRY ENERGY BARS

maud — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:05:05 +0000

Here’s a wholesome energy snack to make at home. The featured ingredients are goji berries with dates, walnuts and sunflower seeds.

Goji berries are extremely high in energy and nutrition: packed full of antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. They have a unique, vibrant flavor that tastes a bit like chocolate. They are harvested in the Himalayan mountains and may not have made it to the shelves of your local supermarket, but they are readily available in health food and gourmet stores.

We’ve added cocoa nibs (tiny pieces of the cocoa bean) to this recipe for an extra boost of antioxidants along with a rich and tangy chocolate crunch. Feel free to substitute your favorite nuts, seeds dried fruits.

Ingredients:

1 cup walnuts

1 cup almonds

1 cup pumpkin seeds

6 dates

½ teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Tablespoons coconut flour

½ cup agave

½ cups cocoa nibs

1 cup goji berries

Add more dates if you need to make them “stickier”.

Here’s how to prepare these yummy snacks:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grind walnuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds in a food processor. Add the dates and pulse the mixture few times, leaving some texture.

Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl; add the other ingredients.

Mix well.

Spread mixture into an 8×8 pyrex baking dish.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Cut into squares and serve

Source: Marie Poulin

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Isn’t That Loverly? Olga Makes These “No-Cook” ENERGY BARS with a Special Shape! (Video)

Chris — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:48:07 +0000

These popular “No-Cook” Energy Bars are quick and easy to make in less that 5 minutes! Cut them into any shape you want, and they taste great and can be stored for a long time. Compared to commercially available energy bars from the store, these homemade treats are much healthier with all-natural ingredients, and they’ll also save you money!

Energy bars are perfect for healthy snacking, especially before and after a workout to boost your energy and stamina as well as providing healthy nutrients.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make a batch of Homemade 3-Ingredient Energy Bars in only 5 minutes:

1 cup almonds
1 cup dates
1 cup unsweetened dried cherries

Note: You can substitute almonds and cherries with any nuts and dried fruits, but make sure to keep the dates. Dates act as a binder and sweeten your energy bar without adding any artificial sugar.

Here are the easy steps to make these delicious Healthy Homemade Energy Bars:

Combine all ingredients in a food processor.

Pulse a few times.

Process for 30 seconds.

TURN OFF AND UNPLUG the food processor. Scrape the edges of the bowl to make sure nothing is sticking.

Process for 1-2 min continuously until a ball is formed.

Place saran wrap on top of a cutting board.

Put the ball on top of the saran wrap and press into a 8×8 inches disk with your hands.

Wrap the disk and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

Unwrap the disk and place on a cutting board.

Cut into 16 squares, 8 long bars or roll into 32 small balls.

Wrap each square/bar/ball individually and store in the fridge for 2-3 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutritional information: Each 2 x 2-inch square (16 squares total) contains approximately 100 calories, 2g protein, 5g fat, 2g fiber, 15g carbs and 10g sugar.

If you want to be creative, go ahead and swap out the Cherries and Almonds with other kinds of fruit and nuts.
For example:

– Apples + Walnuts + Dates
– Blueberries + Almonds + Dates
– Cranberry + Pecans + Dates
– Apricot + Pecans + Dates
– Raisins + Cashews + Dates

You can also add some coconut flakes, cinnamon, chocolate chips, nutmeg, ground flaxseed, cocoa powder, lemon zest, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, oats, vanilla, etc.

Watch how Olga makes these Homemade Energy Bars in the video on the next page …

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Popular, Wholesome & Freezer-Friendly PROTEIN SNACK BARS for Early Morning Energy

Chris — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:21:59 +0000

These wholesome, salty, sweet and protein-packed Berry Vanilla Cashew Bars are delicious, chewy, satisfying, and easy-to-make. Loaded with handfuls of simple ingredients like cashews, dried berries and sunflower seeds to give you something different in every bite! In addition, these healthy protein bars are grain-free and gluten-free.

You’ll need almond meal and honey for this recipe. Homemade almond meal is easy to make … see the Note.

Real quick: for those cashews, make sure that you chop them up. Not super fine, but a nice coarse chop. Whole cashews prevent the snack bars from sticking together.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for a batch of protein-packed Berry Vanilla Cashew Bars:

1/3 cup (114g) honey or brown rice syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup (37g) almond meal

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon (15g) almond butter (any nut butter works!)

1 and 1/3 cups (200g) raw unsalted cashews, roughly chopped

1/4 cup dried blueberries

1/4 cup (30g) dried cranberries

1/3 cup (44g) salted sunflower seeds

Now follow the easy preparation instructions on the next page …

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