Fruit Nut Bars

Fruit Nut Bars



Ingredients

1 Cup Slivered Almonds
1 Cup Pecans
1/2 Cup Almond Flour (you can use any nut flour you like)
1/2 Cup Almond Butter
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
1/4 Cup Agave Nectar
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cup of Dried Fruit, chopped into small pieces
1/4 to 1/2 Cup of Coconut (optional)


Step 1: Toast the nuts.

Place the slivered almonds and pecans on a cookie sheet and toast in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes until theyre golden brown. Stir them occasionally. Keep an eye on them as they can quickly burn.

Step 2: Toss the nuts into the food processor until they are coarse.

Step 3: In a medium bowl, mix the nuts and the almond flour together.

Step 4: In a microwaveable bowl, warm the coconut oil and the almond butter for about 20 seconds in the microwave until liquid-y. Stir together well.

Step 5: Stir the agave nectar, vanilla and salt into the liquid mixture. (You can use light or dark agave nectar.)

Step 6: Add the liquid mixture to your dry mix. Combine well.

Step 7: Add your fruit to the mix.

Step 8: Lay parchment paper down in an 8x8 inch baking pan. (I didnt have parchment paper so I used foil and added a little coconut oil to keep from sticking too bad. Dang . . . maybe I need to go to the store, I seem to be out of a lot of things!)

Pat the mixture into the prepared pan with your fingers, making sure it is all good and snug in there.

Step 9: Leave in the refrigerator or freezer for at least 1 hour.

And thats it! When ready to eat, take out of the fridge and cut it up into bite sized pieces (or whatever size you want!) Its good to keep them cold or else they have the chance of melting. They dont freeze to be hard as a rock if they are left in the freezer either.

source: lydaclark