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Raw Recipe: Chocolate Acai Energy Bars

BY SIMONE DURAND
APRIL 26, 2013 7:13 AM EDT

As the seasons change and we progress into summer, most of us naturally get more active. We go out for hikes, walk the trails, and the kids try out new sports.

I like to be prepared when I’m on the go. The last thing I want to do is resort to a highly processed protein bar or pay $3 or $4 for a half-decent natural bar.

So I make a big stack of these and I’m set for a week or two. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber and omega-3s, no store-bought bar will come close. Best of all, they’ll stay fresh in the fridge for weeks. Oh, and did I mention they’re nut free? Any of you with nut allergies can indulge in these too.

Prep: 15min

Servings: 18-20 medallions

Ingredients:

• ·        1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• ·        1/2 cup hemp seeds
• ·        1/2 cup sesame seeds
• ·        1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• ·        1 cup of pitted dates/prunes, soaked in a little water to soften if needed
• ·        1/2 cup raisins (optional if you like it sweeter)
• ·        1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
• ·        1/4 cup raw cacao
• ·        3 tbs acai powder
• ·        1 tbs cinnamon
• ·        pinch of Himalayan pink salt
• ·        pinch vanilla powder or extract

Instructions:

In a food processor start by adding the seeds one after the other, pulse till coarse. Add coconut flakes and rest of the dry ingredients. Mix well

Add the fruit and pulse till paste forms. It should be getting gooey now.

Melt the coconut oil and slowly pour in while the food processor is running, followed by the vanilla extract. A ball will start to form.

Scoop out on parchment paper and roll into a sausage shape. Wrap up and set in fridge for 30 minutes to harden. Cut into 1-inch slices.

Store in an airtight container in the fridge. You can slice them as you need or pre-slice and store them individually wrapped in cling wrap for an on-the-go snack.

On youtube-

Raw Cookie-Go-To-Go Bars

DOUBLE IT!

They’re pretty much everything you could ever want in a bite—nuts, dates and lots and lots of chocolate! On today’s to-do list: make more cookie dough bars. I’ve already eaten them all! So few ingredients and so simple to make. Put them in your lunchboxes, and your family’s!

• 1/4 c. raw chocolate pieces* or cacao nibs
• 1/3 c. pitted dates, soaked at least 10 minutes. (Reserve the water, in case you need more liquid)
• pinch of vanilla powder
• 1/4 c. nuts – almonds, cashews or walnuts
• tiny pinch of salt (can be omitted)

Blend the dates, nut, salt, and vanilla in a food processor .Stir in the chocolate pieces by hand. Press into baggies, flatten with your hand, shape and chill! Makes 4 bars.

on youtube -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xyz9lcXRE0&list=UUuqdm31GUiVWTLXjvr1TFuQ&index=1&feature=plcp

My daughter says, “Wow, Mom, good one!”

This recipe is just perfect with strawberries in season, one of my favorites of the summer delicacies.Their fruity filling and fluffy crust make these bars truly one of a kind. Add coconut to the filling for a richer taste! These bars are the perfect mix between a breakfast bar and a decadent brownie . Which means that they are perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. and…there is absolutely nothing to feel guilty about. Nothing.

Raw strawberry oat bars
1 1/2 c.dates (pitted and soaked 10 minutes or more (save the soaking water)
1 1/2 cup almond meal or dried almond pulp
2 T. rolled oats
Pinch of sea salt

Pinch vanilla powder or extract

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup of strawberries, to blend with chia and honey

1/2 c, strawberries ,thinly sliced

1T chia seed, soaked,

1 T. honey or liquid sweetener of choice.

Pulse the dates, nuts, oats, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add some of the soaking water, if needed, to make a chewy crust. Press the date mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Mash half the strawberries with the honey and chia and spread on top of date mixture. Top with remaining strawberries. Slice into rectangles. Chill.

options: Add coconut to the crust, cacao nibs to the filling, or use raspberries instead of strawberries.

On Youtube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5xczvTQdJQ

These whole-food fruit-and-nut energy bars are perfect and wildly-wholesome snacking. Providing you with maximum energy, they’re quick and easy to make. Full of protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals, they’re a great snack-size for you to take to school, work, or your long work-out!They sure beat buying raw food bars at over $1, $2 or $3 a bar!

Ingredients
1/2 c. raw nuts cashews (or walnuts, almonds, pecans,macadamia, hazelnuts,coconut)
1/2 c. raw flax seeds
1/2 c. raw pumpkin seeds (or sunflower, chia, psyllium)
1cup (loosely packed) pitted dates, prunes and dried blueberries, soaked 10 minutes or more in apple juice (my favorite,) coconut nectar or water
options: (apples, apricots, cherries, pineapple, or raisins, or other dried fruit, cacao nibs).

Directions:
In a food processor, grind the nuts and seeds until fine, then pour them into a bowl. Grind the dried fruit next, and stir by hand into the nuts and seeds until it makes a soft dough. Divide into 8 sections. Cut wax/parchment paper into 4″x8″ rectangles and place one scoop of batter onto each paper, shaping into a bar with a knife. Freeze for at least 10 minutes. Eat immediately, or cover with chocolate sauce and freeze again.
Other fruit-nut combos:
walnuts-cherries-dates
almonds-apricots-dates
apple-pecans-cinnamon-nutmeg-dates
coconut-pecan-dates
apple-lime-date
flax-prune-date

Chocolate Sauce:
1/2 c. liquid coconut oil or cacao butter
2 T. raw honey or coconut nectar
1/4 c. cacao powder (I mix mine half with carob)
1 T. mesquite or lucuma powder (optional)
Dash of vanilla powder
pinch of crystal salt
Melt in a double boiler. Stir or blend until creamy. Pour over chilled energy bars.

8 bars- 220 calories per bar

In food processor:
3 bananas
3 c. soaked, sprouted oats
6 T. liquid sweetener – honey, coconut agave
6-7 dates soaked at least 10 miinutes – save the water to use if needed
dash vanilla powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
Process all, stirring in more date water as needed.
1 oz. cacao nibs – stir in after. Add 1 c. fruit – applesauce, berries, optional. Spread thickly on dehydrator sheets into 1/2 inch or more depth. Score into 16 bars. Dehydrate at 105 degrees until warm. I dehydrated them 105 degrees for 12 hours, then 95 degrees for 12 hours, and they’re perfect, warm and chewy!~100 calories per bar, with the fruit.

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Raw Fig Bars
On youtube-

Soak the figs and prunes/dates overnight.

Ingredients:
The filling-
14 figs, soaked overnight
6-7 prunes or dates, soaked overnight
juice of 1/2 lemon

The crust:
1 1/4 cups walnuts
1/3 cup raw coconut oil
1 T. coconut crystals
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
optional – 1/3 c. sprouted, ground, dehydrated oats
– 1/3 c.sprouted, dehydrated buckwheat kernels

In a food processor, mix until smooth the walnuts, coconut oil, crystals or sugar, cinnamon, sprouted grains and salt. Remove and place 1/2 of this mixture in a bowl, set aside. Flatten the other 1/2 of walnut mixture into the bottom of an 8×8 inch square pan. This will be the layer of the bars.

Place the soaked and drained figs and prunes in food processor and blend until smooth with the lemon. Spread the fig-prune puree over the top. Then very very gently spread the reserved other 1/2 of the walnut-coconut oil mixture over the top of the figs and prunes. Chill, or warm in the dehydrator. Makes approximately 8 huge bars, depending on your bar-size preferences. You’ll love these!

Raw Chocolate Chip Bars
on youtube-
(raw o’henry bars)

Grind 4 cups raw oat groats. Soak 8-12 hours, then let them sit for 12 hours. Add:
1/2 c. melted coconut oil
1 c. powdered sweetener – coconut crystals or raw sugar of choice
1/2 c. liquid sweetener – honey, agave, yacon
2 dashes vanilla extract or powder

Mix together, and press into a brownie pan. Top with:
1 c. chocolate syrup
2/3 c. nut butter. (almond, peanut, cashew, sunflower seeds, macadamia, pecans, walnuts)

Chocolate Syrup:
1/2 c. liquid coconut oil
2 T. raw honey or agave
1/4 c. cacao powder (I mix mine half with carob)
1 T. mesquite or lucuma powder (optional)
Melt in a double boiler. Stir or blend until creamy. Pour over the oat mixture.

Stir in 1/2 c. cacao nibs or sprinkle on top. Chill or freeze. Cut into bars. OMG.

http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/dr-caldwell-esselstyns-heart-disease-prevention-reversal-diet/

and

http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/2008/11/my-entry.html

and Raw Chocolate-Chia Energy Bars

http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/2010/10/chia-bars.html

In a food processor, on low, process to a coarse meal:
1 c. pumpkin seeds
1 c. sunflower seeds
1 c. almonds
1/4 c. flax seeds
1/4 c. sesame seeds
Add:
1/2 c. soaked dates, with the water
1/2 c. honey or more, to taste
1 tsp. salt
Spread on parchment paper and press into a large rectangle. Cut into squares. Cover with another layer of paper. Chill.
You now have your own raw food bars ready to go!