Everyday Homemade Energy Bars
A chewy, crunchy and hearty energy bar to get you through your day.
Ingredients
- ½ cup 125 ml almonds, finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups 375 ml gluten free rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups 300 ml gluten free rice crisp cereal
- 1 teaspoon 4 ml ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup 60 ml hemp seeds
- ¼ 60 ml sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup 60 ml unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons 30 ml chia seeds
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon of brown rice syrup
- ¼ cup 60 ml almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon 5 ml pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup 60 ml mini non-dairy dark chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Line a square pan with parchment paper or other nonstick surface
- In a large bowl combine oats, almonds, rice crisp, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, chia seeds and cinnamon. Mix.
- In a small sauce pan, stir together brown rice syrup and almond butter until nicely mixed. Cook over medium heat until mixture slightly bubbles. Remove and add in vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture over dry ingredients and combine using a spatula. It is very thick and hard to stir. If your using chocolate chips, allow mixture to cool before adding them in.
- Transfer mixture to pan and spread evenly. Lightly wet your hands and push mixture into the pan evenly.
- Place pan in freezer for 10 minutes (or until completely firm)
- Lift square out of pan using the parchment paper. Place on cutting board. Using a pizza roller or knife, cut 6 rows and then slice in half to make 12 bars.
- Wrap bars individually or place them in snack ziplock bags. Store in freeze or fridge. These bars will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge and 1-2 months in the freezer.