After I had my first child, I was a HUNGRY Mama! Most noticeably during the night I needed to eat! And that usually meant Lara bars! I would make a monthly trip down to my local Costco and buy a box or two! They were my go-to snack of choice, and are perfect for mom’s on the go who need something quick to eat especially when out with baby.
I don’t know what changed, but this time with baby #2, I decided to make my own homemade lara bars and create my own recipes. I’m not the hungry mama I was with my first child, but I do get hungry and need snacks. Makes me wonder why I didn’t just make my own lara bars. Arh… I could have saved money by making them myself! They are soooo easy. I like to make 3 different types at one time, because I really really hate cleaning my food processor. So if I’m taking it out from the deep and dark area of the cabinets, it had better be worth it!!
Here are 3 flavors I made today.
Apple Cinnamon
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup dried apple pieces chopped (do not add to the food processor. Mix it in at the very end)
½ cup dates
4 prunes
4 dried figs
Seedy Pecan
1 cup raw pecans
1 cup dates
16 prunes
¼ each sunflower seeds, oats, flax seed, pumpkin seeds
Almond Butter Cacao Chip
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup dates
10 prunes
½ cup cacao nibs
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients into a food processor and process until crumbly and the nuts are in small pieces, and the mixture begins to stick together. About 2 minutes
- Place parchment paper in a loaf pan, or square casserole dish
- Carefully place the fruit and nut mix onto the parchment paper and either use a glass, your hands, or the extra parts of the parchment paper to firmly press down into the pan.
- Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up
- Remove from pan and cut into desired bars
- Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the freezer. (no need to thaw before eating, they are not too hard to eat when taken directly from the freezer)
What’s your favourite LaraBar?
Enjoy
