This recipe is modified from the book Beauty Detox Foods to make it easier. Very tasty and dense. A perfect quick snack when you’re on the go. If you use raw nuts and dehydrate the bars, you’ll maintain many of the nutrients and enzymes in the nuts. If you use roasted nuts and don’t have a dehydrater, you could bake them at a very low temp in the oven instead to dry them out so they can be cut. Try variations too–like adding almond extract and dried cherries or cranberries instead of dates (which makes it taste like a buttery almond cookie).
Ingredients:
- 5 cups nuts (whatever combination you prefer of walnuts, pecans, almonds, and cashews)
- 3-4 fresh dates (pit removed)
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
- Put the nuts in a food processor and process until chunky (not pureed into nut butter!)
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend further
- Place mixture into 8×8 pan and dehydrate for several hours to harden/dry it. Can be enjoyed without this last step, but it will be hard to make bars. Some toaster ovens have a dehydrate feature.
- Cut into squares.
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