The Dogmother Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Having seen these in the health food shops, costing a small fortune, I thought I'd make some myself... Heat the oven (fan) to about 100deg. Cashews and almonds Dried, chopped dates Pinches of ginger, ground cinnamon and ground cloves. Blitz the nuts in a food processor until they are in small bits about a millimetre across, put in a large mixing bowl and stir in the spices. Blitz the dates in the food processor until they start to break up (they are fairly hard) then add a little boiling water so that they mix into a slightly lumpy and sticky paste. Add to the nuts in the bowl and mix together (I did this in my Kenwood Chef). roll the mixture into small balls about 1" in diameter and pop them all on a lined baking sheet. Baked gently in the oven for about 10 mins, or until they start to colour. They should cool and harden slightly, making them easier to handle, will last for ages in a Tupperware container, and make excellent healthy snacks. Rosie has scored them as 9/10 and blooming delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 100 C or F, DM? Yep, I buy the bars and they are expensive Making my own would make sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Sounds delish I make a similar recipe for days out walking - from memory it's various blitzed up seeds bound with a mashed banana and ground flaxseeds, then baked in the oven. I call them Trill bars A good energy and protein boost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 My runner friend makes the banana version and she doesn't even like bananas, says its a great tasty alternative to flapjack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
