For the last in the series
both for this month as well as this week’s theme of cooking from my paired
blogger – Sandhya – I chanced upon these Energy barswhich she had made
recently. A great snack to have between meals or for the kids when they come back from school or any outdoor activity.
I had made something else for today from my blog, but I had to make
it for the kids. We all liked it for 4 major reasons : it was sugarfree, zero cook, nutty
and healthy.
If you still need a reason to
make this, scroll down to the recipe below. Sending this toBM # 53under
bookmarked recipes.
Prep time : 15 mins | Zero
cook | Setting time : 24 hours | Makes : about 18 bars
(Medium sized)
Keeps : up to a week
under refrigeration
Ingredients:
- Almonds – 2/3 cups
- Dates – about 10-15
- Figs / Anjeer – about 3-4 nos
- Pistachios – 2 TBSP (optional)
- Raisins – two handfuls
- Walnuts – 2 handfuls
- Candied amla (gooseberry) – 2
tsp (totally optional) - Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
(optional) - (Yup ! no sugar at all :-))
Method:
Stage 1:
- Roast the almonds, walnuts
separately (microwave for 30-45 seconds) & cool. This step is optional but
recommended. Lightly pulse them separately in dashes for 3-4 seconds till they
are coarsely powdered but still have a bite. - Deseed the dates and pulse
the amla (if using) lightly for 5 -6 seconds. chop the anjeer / figs into small
bits. - Now without adding any water
puree the dates and amla into a coarse paste (if you have a food processor, you
can process all ingredients at one go, but as I was using my mixer grinder, I
had to add the wet / sticky ingredients & dry separately. Whichever
appliance you are using, be sure to scrape down after every pulse – dont
grind). - Now add the powdered almonds
and walnuts and pulse once more to mix more (you dont want the almond to become
butter so do it in spurts). Using a plastic spatula, mix the dry and mix
several times.
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| Stage 1 pics |
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| Stage 2 pics |
Stage 2:
- Now add the raisins, figs and
give it a vigorous blitz. mix well til the oil from all the dry fruits mix and
give you a good mass to work with. - Transfer the semi wet mass
onto a lightly greased parchment and roll with a rolling pin as shown in the
pics. Make a thickish square, seal the parchment well and place in a
refrigerator for a day or two (I placed it for 18-20 hours). Cut into squares
and serve. - It keeps well for over a week
under refrigeration.
I have been planning to make these as well..so healthy and instant energy source!
I remember these. HAve been planning to make them myself . the look yum.
Very nice, such a healthy bars. Must try this.
Dates nuts bars is a healthy version .. I have done these long back in BM ..pics look great.
There is a 3 ingredients version of this – just dates, almonds (anynut) and raisins(any dry fruits) in 1:1:1 proportion. It tastes good as well. But. This looks a lot more indulging than its toned down version 🙂
wow..great energy bars..really guilt free..
Did you really say no cook…..that's a dream come true for me! Plus all those nuts…what more to ask for?
I bookmarked these bars from Sandhya's blog too, didn't get a chance to make them yet. Your bars turned out perfect.
I want this energy barsm u r tempting me to make some soon..
I love how you have added mixed dry fruits 🙂 Definitely a more indulgent one than restricting it to three ingredients. Thanks for the mention and trying out the recipe 🙂
what a healthy and delicious bar
love such healthy energy bars.
Healthy energy bars.
I had the 3 ingredient version on my mind for sometime now. Your loaded version sounds tempting.
I had bookmarked the bars from Sandhya's space too. I had loved her choice of ingredients.