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Best Homemade Energy Bars

Updated: Jul 30, 2020

Chia-up coconut bar

Best for: Energy-lifting, antioxidant-rich, immunity-improving

Makes 16 bars 229kcals | 6.4g sat fat | 8g sugar

Ingredients:

160g medjool dates (pitted),

150g desiccated coconut,

175g blanched almonds,

60g macadamias 60g walnuts,

2 tbsp pumpkin seeds,

1 tbsp chia seeds,

1 tbsp wheatgrass powder,

½ tsp vanilla extract,

½ tsp matcha powder.


Directions

Throw all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until they form a dough.

Line a tray, press the mixture in, smoothing over the surface.

Sprinkle on the coconut.

Freeze, cut into squares and store in the fridge.


2. Mighty maca bar

Best for: Energy-lifting, antioxidant-rich, immunity-improving.

Makes 10 bars 370kcals | 7.5g sat fat | 7.2g sugar

Ingredients

100g ground almonds,

100g sunflower seeds,

100g flax meal,

100g pumpkin seeds,

2 tbsp chia seeds,

2 tbsp maca powder,

90ml maple syrup,

60ml coconut oil,

75g almond butter,

½ tsp sea salt

Directions

Place the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Put the wet ones in a pan on a low heat until melted, mixing well.

Add to the dry mix.

Line an 8x8in pan with baking paper.

Spread in the mixture and pack down tight.

Place in the fridge for an hour to set.


3. Sunflower Power Bar

Best for: Energy-lifting, antioxidant-rich, immunity-improving

Makes 24 bars 188kcals | 3g sat fat | 6g sugar

Ingredients:

135g hazelnuts,

135g almonds,

50g sunflower seeds,

70g rolled oats,

5 medjool dates (pitted, soaked)

70g Brazil nuts,

55g pumpkin seeds,

55g sesame seeds,

2 tbsp tahini,

2 tbsp quinoa puffs

3 tbsp coconut oil,

3 tbsp honey,

2 tbsp maca powder,

90g goji berries

Directions

Set the oven to 100C. Put the hazelnuts and almonds in the oven for 2 mins, adding the sunflower seeds midway.

Blitz the oats, dates, nuts and seeds in a food processor.

Add to a bowl with the other ingredients.

Mix by hand, then press onto a tray.

Freeze for 1 hr.

4. Hunger-busting butter bar

Best for: Energy-lifting and hunger-busting

Makes 10 bars 187kcals | 0.7g sat fat | 13.6g sugar

Ingredients:

140g rolled oats,

115g almond butter,

8 medjool dates (pitted),

2 tbsp chia seeds,

2 tbsp flax meal,

60ml water

Directions

1. Grind the oats in a food processor.

2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix to form a dough.

3. Line an 8x8in pan with baking paper, put the mixture in and press down.

4. Chill the mixture in the fridge for about an hour, then cut.

5. Let’s-make-a-date bar

Best for: heart-health

Makes 10 bars 229kcals | 5g sat fat | 20g sugar

Ingredients:

12 medjool dates (pitted),

200g chia seeds,

1 tsp raw cacao powder,

2 tsp cacao nibs,

4 tbsp coconut oil

Directions

1. Pulse the dates in a processor until they form a paste.

2. Mix in a bowl with the chia seeds, cacao nibs and oil to form a thick dough.

3. Press into the bottom of a 9x9in baking tray and cut into squares.

4. Eat immediately for a more doughy treat or put in the freezer for 1 hour for a chewier texture.

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