Yummy recipe

There are a lot of granola bars out there promising quick energy or a healthy snack. But do you know how healthy they really are, or how many preservatives they have?

Here is a tasty recipe that has good ingredients and you will know exactly what you are eating. You can cut these up into portion sizes and wrap them individually and either refrigerate or freeze them to keep them fresh.

Where it calls for nuts, it is best to chop them into slightly smaller pieces than whole nuts, as the bars stick together better.

Energy Bars

1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup honey (or agave)
1/2 cup almond butter
1 3/4 cup mixed nuts and seeds (sunflower, sesame, hemp, pumpkin)
1 1/4 shredded unsweetened coconut
1 cup whole oats (not quick cook oats)
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup good quality chocolate chopped into chunks

Have all dry ingredients ready as once you have melted the other ingredients, you need to mix it together quickly. Rub a 9 x 12 pan with a light coating of oil.

Melt the oil, then stir in the honey and nut butter in a sauce pan. Bring to a low boil for 2-3 minutes and then add all the dry ingredients and mix until totally blended. Press into the oiled pan and place into fridge to harden. Once it hardens, remove from fridge to get to room temperature and cut into squares. Cool again and removed cut squares to wrap or eat!