This rustic bar’s secret is a sophisticated combo of pecans and dried cherry with hemp, pepita, and sunflower seeds. Try it next time with apricots and walnuts!
Homemade Fruit and Seed Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Base
- 1/2 cup sprouted whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
Topping
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons raw coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoons hemp seed
- 2 tablespoons sunflower nuts
- 2 tablespoons pepita seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Cut two (12x8-inch) sheets of cooking parchment paper. Place one sheet in 8-inch pan, allowing paper to hang outside of two sides of pan; place other sheet on top so it hangs outside of other two sides of pan.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix Base ingredients until soft crumbly dough forms. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 16 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat honey and eggs with whisk. Stir in remaining topping ingredients. Pour over base.
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Step4Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Remove by lifting paper edges. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 2 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
200
Calories
11g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 130mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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