Healthy and easy homemade fruit bars recipe
Serving: 24 bars (aprox.)
Ingredients
- 6 cups of unsalted roasted peanuts (or nut of your preference)
- ½ pound of dehydrated fruit of your choice
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 8 tablespoon of honey at room temperature
- Some oil to grease your hands and parchment paper
For the salty option (optional)
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt crush a bit if the grains are too big
For the spicy option
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
Instructions
Step 1: Heat the oven
- Heat oven to 300 ºF [150 ºC].Line a baking sheet with silicone liner or parchment paper.
Step 2: Pulse the peanut
- In the food processor pulse the peanut until the beans are broken into a third of their size.Pulse the fruit separately until they are broken into bean-sized pieces.
Step 3: Combine
- In a large bowl, combine peanut, fruit, salt and honey. Mix well until everything is coated in honey.Spread evenly on the lined baking sheet to about half an inch (1.5 centimeters) layer.
Step 4: Bake
- Bake for 30 minutes.Remove the tray from the oven and cool to room temperature.
Step 5: Wrapping the bars
- Grease your hands with some oil and press down to compact it.Chill them in the fridge for an hour. While still chilled, cut them into bars. Wrap the bars in waxed paper (before wrapping you may add chili or salt per notes below).
Cook's notes
These homemade peanut and fruit energy bars can be consumed plain, or sprinkle them into with chili flakes or salt. They are all delicious.
Store wrapped individually in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to two weeks. Let it warm to room temperature before eating.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcal
