You’re in for a real treat today.
Red Deer Foodie‘s Shannon is (finally) back! Red Deer’s most popular amateur chef has been making her rounds on the local tv circuit. We’re really fortunate that Shannon took some time out of her busy sked to share another fabulous creation with us.
(I’m also very relieved that the fame go to her head.) Today she’s bringing us No-Bake Nutbars which seems to be a very tasty and easy to make snack. (I want some now.) It’s also paleo friendly for all you freaks out there (no offence). Enjoy!
Over the years I’ve learnt a few things; like chocolate is the best
thing ever, and if you add hashtag #paleo to any picture on Instagram you will
immediately get a ton of “likes.”
thing ever, and if you add hashtag #paleo to any picture on Instagram you will
immediately get a ton of “likes.”
Here at mi casa, we have been
observing what I like to call a “modified paleo” diet for a few years
now – even before Instagram made it cool! I remember Google searching for paleo
recipes and only a couple sites would come up. These days, I notice that the lines separating paleo and
simple clean eating are very blurred indeed. No offence, but I seriously doubt
cavemen ever ate hamburgers – with or without a bun made from romaine lettuce
or kale leaves!!
observing what I like to call a “modified paleo” diet for a few years
now – even before Instagram made it cool! I remember Google searching for paleo
recipes and only a couple sites would come up. These days, I notice that the lines separating paleo and
simple clean eating are very blurred indeed. No offence, but I seriously doubt
cavemen ever ate hamburgers – with or without a bun made from romaine lettuce
or kale leaves!!
Anyways, I often create some strict paleo recipes (like the one below)
but we also enjoy dairy and the occasional grains at home – modern day
cave-people please don’t judge!
No-Bake Nutbars
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped
pecans
pecans
1 cup almonds
1 cup shredded
coconut
coconut
1/2 cup cocoa
powder
2 tbsp chia
seeds
powder
2 tbsp chia
seeds
1/2 melted
coconut oil
coconut oil
1/4 cup crunchy
peanut butter
peanut butter
1/2 cup dates,
chopped and pitted + 2-3 tbsp water
chopped and pitted + 2-3 tbsp water
Method:
Prepare 9×13 baking pan by lining it with parchment paper. In a small sauce pan, heat the dates (chopped and pitted already) with 2
tbsp water over medium high heat. You may see the need to put another tbsp of water in there if it looks
like it’s drying out. Basically,
this process is breaking down the dates into a jammy like texture and takes
less than 5 minutes – seriously – so pay attention to it! The dates are acting as the sweetener
in this recipe – if you don’t have on hand, sub out for agave nectar or honey –
but maybe start with ¼ cup rather than a ½ and then build up.
tbsp water over medium high heat. You may see the need to put another tbsp of water in there if it looks
like it’s drying out. Basically,
this process is breaking down the dates into a jammy like texture and takes
less than 5 minutes – seriously – so pay attention to it! The dates are acting as the sweetener
in this recipe – if you don’t have on hand, sub out for agave nectar or honey –
but maybe start with ¼ cup rather than a ½ and then build up.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the nuts, shredded coconut, cocoa
powder and chia seeds. In a microwave safe container, slowly melt the coconut
oil & the peanut butter. Now
that everything is melted/mixed combine them all in that big bowl. Press into the pan you got ready in the
beginning, cover with saran and chuck into the fridge for about an hour.
powder and chia seeds. In a microwave safe container, slowly melt the coconut
oil & the peanut butter. Now
that everything is melted/mixed combine them all in that big bowl. Press into the pan you got ready in the
beginning, cover with saran and chuck into the fridge for about an hour.
Cut into 24 pieces and wrap each piece individually in plastic wrap,
then chuck into the freezer. These
make great pre-workout snacks! (I
plugged this recipe into a calorie counter and they come out to about 137 cals
and 2.5g protein per piece). These
kinds of recipes are fun to play around with; you can add
other nuts, seeds or dried fruit and play around with the sweetener if you
like!!
then chuck into the freezer. These
make great pre-workout snacks! (I
plugged this recipe into a calorie counter and they come out to about 137 cals
and 2.5g protein per piece). These
kinds of recipes are fun to play around with; you can add
other nuts, seeds or dried fruit and play around with the sweetener if you
like!!
Want to check out what Shannon is #hashtagging on
Instagram?
Check out @shannonyac or find her at @RedDeerFoodie on Twitter.
Oh my! These look so easy and super yummy! Thanks for sharing with us!
I want some but I am too lazy to make them.
These sound awesome and I just might have to try them! 🙂
I want Shanon to come over and make them for me. I am too lazy.
Yum!! I just added this to my ziplist to try out later!