Super Seed Energy Bars
Part cookie, part granola bar, part irresistible snack, these energy bars have an intoxicating combination of crunchy and chewy, with sweet bites of dried fruit and toasted coconut and seeds.
They taste almost like a crunchy peanut butter cookie, thanks to the sunflower seed butter that binds all of the ingredients together.
In just a few minutes, you can create a healthy, snack to help you eat right when you’re on the go.
All you need to do to bake a batch of these Super Seed Energy Bars is toast a few ingredients in a pan, combine them with honey and sunflower butter, press them into a pan and bake.
The most important step to bring out the depth of flavors in these energy bars is toasting the nuts and seeds.
You may be tempted to save time and skip that step, but it takes less than five minutes and the way it improves the flavor and texture of the coconut, pecans, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds makes it absolutely worth the extra effort.
Place the ingredients in a wide-bottomed pan over medium-low heat and stir them constantly to get even toasting.
Don’t walk away from them while they are cooking, because they can quickly turn from toasted to burnt beyond recognition!
Super Seed Energy Bars
Crunchy seeds, chewy honey and sunflower seed butter, savory nuts, and sweet cranberries make these energy bars are the whole package.
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- ¾ / 60 g cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ / 55 g cup chopped unsalted pecans (or walnuts or cashews)
- ⅓ / 40 g cup sesame seeds
- ¼ / 35 g cup unsalted pumpkin seeds
- ¼ / 30 g cup ground flaxseeds
- ¼ / 30 g cup unsweetened dried cranberries (or unsweetened dried fruit like apricots, blueberries, raisins, or cherries)
- ¼ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- ¼ / 85 g cup honey
- ¼ / 65 g cup all-natural sunflower butter
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350° F.
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Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper. Lightly coat with spray. Set aside.
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Cook coconut, pecans, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until toasted.
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Place coconut mixture, flax seeds, cranberries, and salt in a large mixing bowl; mix well.
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Add honey and sunflower seed butter; mix well.
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Place mixture in prepared pan. Press down hard to pack mixture evenly in pan. (Packing the mixture will prevent the bars from crumbling.)
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Bake for 14 to 16 minutes. Cool bars completely before cutting.
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Lift parchment paper from pan; cut into 12 equal bars.
Recipe Notes
The Nutrition Facts box below provides estimated nutritional information for this recipe.
Container Equivalents
½ Yellow
1 Orange
1 tsp.
2B Mindset Plate It!
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