This is delicious enough for a snack and nutritious enough for a quick breakfast! This is our adaptation of this recipe, which was an adaptation of yet another recipe! There are endless ways to play around with this basic recipe.
Mock Larabars
- 2 c. sliced almonds (ideally soaked and dehydrated- can use different nuts according to your tastes), processed finely
- 1/2 c. shredded coconut
- 3/4 c. coconut oil
- 2 t. vanilla
- 2 T. cocoa
- 1/2 c. pecan meal (you can use any nut flour)
- 1/2 c. raisins
- 1/2 c. dates
Melt the coconut oil, add in vanilla. Mix all dry ingredients, then whiz in a food processor with the coconut oil. Add the dried fruit, and whiz again. (You might find it blends up better if you process the dried fruit alone, then add it in again and the end and process it again.)
Press the mixture firmly into a greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 – 15 minutes.
When ds16 first mixed these up, he didn’t process the sliced almonds, which was why he initially thought they were a failure – they didn’t look like they’d hold together. He added eggs and more nut flour to compensate, but if you do what you’re supposed to in the beginning, you won’t have to. 🙂
Thanks to the dates and cocoa combination, these have a sweet, almost chocolatey flavor. At least that’s what someone like me who has hardly had any sweeteners in my food for two years thinks! Seriously, though, my kids all loved these. The biggest challenge is to wait after eating one to realize you’re satiated before gulping more down – they’re packed with healthy fats and are extremely satisfying. If you want it to be sweeter, use a cup of dates instead of half a cup of raisins and half a cup of dates, or you can double the amount of dates/dried fruit. Or you could add some honey. 🙂
(This post is part of Real Food Wednesdays.)
Avivah
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