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Shaun’s Energy Bars

Great way to satisfy a sweet tooth and not feeling guilty.
Author: Shaun Myrick

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Medjool dates chopped
  • 1 cup figs chopped ( I used a mix of Black Mission & Turkish)
  • 2 cups rolled oats divided
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup chocolate sunflower butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries (I like the fruit juice sweetened variety)
  • 1/2 cup raisins I used golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • generous pinch of salt
  • splash of vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 3 tablespoons good honey (I used raspberry honey)

Instructions

  • Start by spraying a 10×10 or similar size cake pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper and spray again.
  • In the bowl of food processor pulse the dates and figs until they start to form a paste. Add in the nut butters and pulse to combine.
  • Add 1/2 the oats and the coconut. Pulse to incorporate.
  • Plop the mixture into a bowl and add the cranberries, raisins, pumpkin seeds and remainder of the oats. Stir the best you can to incorporate.
  • In a small sauce pan melt the coconut oil, honey and vanilla together. Pour into the mixture and the warmth of the honey mixture will allow you to mix everything together.
  • Pour into your prepared pan and use an offset spatula to smooth out the mixture.
  • Place in fridge for 2 or more hours till solid. Remove from pan and cut into bars, I get about 20 bars.

Notes

I found it’s best to store them in an airtight container in the fridge since they get a bit soft at room temp.