I have a simple and tasty recipe to make energy bars. I don't know about you, but I see the muesli bars in the supermarket and I look at the Nutrition Facts as well as ingredient list and I sigh. They are usually laden with sugars, hydrogenated oils, colours and more that aren't meant for our bodies, or littles ones bodies, to process. However, I like a quick sweet something sometimes after dinner, or right before a workout. I make several different bars, but I've been loving this one lately. Here's the full recipe, and all you need is a blender and an oven.
80 g pitted dates
30 g pumpkin seeds
100 g rolled oats
40 g desicated coconut
1 ripe banana
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of sea salt
I like to double this recipe so I get 12 bars, but you could use the amounts listed above that make approximately 6 bars. Mix all the ingredients together until well chopped and then press firmly into a bar mould, or a square tin pan. Bake for 20 minutes on 180 or until the edges are slightly brown. If you've used a tin, then cut into desired bars and allow to cool before refrigerating. Enjoy!
