Thread: Fruit and Nut Bars

I'm sure many of you will like this recipe a lot. This is high in fiber and sodium yet low in calorie that is perfect for snack. Enjoy the recipe and share us your rating of this recipe after trying it. Thanks!

Nutrition Information:
Calories: 210
Protein: 6g
Carbs: 22 g
Fat: 13 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 76 mg
Fiber: 4 g

Servings: 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup 100 % fruit apple juice
1/2 cup whole dates (about 5), halved and pitted
1 cup whole raw almonds with skins
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup dried plums (prunes)
1/4 teaspoon salt
½ tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300°. Pour apple juice over dates and let soak 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place almonds, dried apricots, and dried plums in a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Add salt, cinnamon and dates with apple juice and pulse until mixture starts to stick together. Add pumpkin seeds and sunflower see
• Using wet hands, scoop mixture onto a work surface and form into a log about 1 3/4 in. wide and 1/2 in. thick. Use your palms to flatten into a bar, and cut bar into 8 equal pieces.
• Arrange pieces about 1 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Using a heatproof spatula, turn bars over and bake another 8 minutes, or until nuts are toasted (but before fruit begins to burn).
• Store in an airtight container