Goji Berry, Oats & Nuts Energy Bar
This nutritious recipe is no bake and low sugar and made with goji berries, oats, nuts, seeds and almond butter. Perfect for an afternoon snack and breakfast on the go.
Equipment
- blender or mixer
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oats gluten free if you prefer
- 1/2 cup goji berries
- 2-3 tablespoons boiling water to soak the goji berries
- 1/3 cup mixed nuts walnuts, almonds etc
- 2 tablespoons mixed seeds pumpkin, sesame, sunflower seeds etc.
- 1 tablespoon blueberry powder optional (or can be protein powder, maccha powder etc.)
- large pinch fine salt
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup carob, date or maple syrup, honey, molasses etc.
- 1/4 cup almond butter peanut butter, cashew butter etc.
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Boil some water and add about 2-3 tablespoons to the measured goji berries. Add just enough to soak the berries. Leave for 15 minutes or longer if you have the time (this can be prepared well in advance of the recipe)
- Chop the nuts into smaller parts or put them through a food processor (or a blender) to make them into a smaller pieces or even as fine as a rough nut flour. If there are any bigger pieces that's fine too, it will add a bit of crunch to the bars.
- Measure out all the dry ingredients - oats, nuts, blueberry powder (or other powder if using), salt and seeds - and mix them all together.
- In a separate bowl measure out the almond butter, agave syrup, vanilla extract. If the butter is very thick, warm the whole mixture in a microwave for a few seconds to warm up. Otherwise it doesn't really need heating up.
- When you goji berries are soaked, put them through a blender (I use a small handheld blender stick) for a minute or two until they are like a smooth puree.
- Add the goji berry puree to the almond butter mixture and mix until incorporated.
- Add the goji berry puree to the dry oats mixture and mix everything together. Add more agave syrup or almond butter if the mixture doesn't come together. You should end up with a very thick mixture (not runny and almonds impossible to spread).
- Take the mixture out of the mixing bowl and press down using a fork on to the prepared small tray lined with greaseproof paper.
- Leave to set in the fridge for 30 minutes and then cut into 6 medium sized bars or 12 mini snack bars.
- Keep in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 204mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
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