Easy Nut and Fruit Bars
If you love Kind fruit and nut bars, you've got to try this fruit and nut bar recipe! It's so easy to create a copycat version where you choose the combination of nuts seeds and fruit and the bars come together in just a few minutes.
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients
- 3 cups assorted raw or toasted nuts (I used a mix of sprouted almonds sprouted pepitas, toasted walnuts, and raw pecans)
- 1/3 cup popped amaranth
- 1/3 cup black sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2/3 cup brown rice syrup or light corn syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Cut a second piece of parchment paper the same size (you'll use this to press the bars into shape).
- Stir together all ingredients except for brown rice syrup until combined. Pour syrup over and stir until mixture is evenly coated.
- Add to prepared baking dish and lay second piece of parchment paper over the top. Using your hands or an 8-inch square baking dish, firmly press the mixture into an even layer in the pan - put some muscle into this, you want your bars to stay together. Recycle extra parchment sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until light brown at the edges and slightly soft at the center. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack.
- Using the liner, lift mixture from the dish and transfer to cutting board. Cut into desired shape / number of bars. (I ended up with 16 bars)
- Wrap each bar tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for 1 month.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg
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