Snack Bars

Jordan used to make these when he was living at home.  He would keep them in the fridge and take them to work.  I am not a lover of dates, but in these bars I can eat them.  

Snack bars

Ingredients

1 cup nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, pistachios, peanuts, hazelnuts etc)
1 cup sweet dried fruit (dates, raisins, figs, prunes etc)
1 cup filling (dried cherries, dried blueberries, dried apricot, dried pineapple, cranberries, goji berries, more chopped nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, coffee beans, cacao nibs, shredded carrot etc)
2-4 Tbsp flavoring (cacao, vanilla, cinnamon citrus zest and juice, ginger, mint, cloves, coconut oil)

Directions

In your food processor, mix together fruit and nuts until a sticky workable dough is formed.  Add flavoring, and process well.  Add fillings and pulse until combined - being careful not to wreck the texture.

Shape into 6 equal sized bars, and wrap in plastic wrap.  Keep in a refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container for up to a month.

Here are some ideas of flavors to try.  Experiment with other flavors.

Apple Pie
1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
1 cup dates
1 cup mixed raisins and dried apple
2 Tbsp cinnamon

Banana Bread
1 cup almonds
1 cup dates
1 cup dried bananas

Blueberry Muffin
1 cup cashew
1 cup dates
1 cup dried blueberries
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 vanilla bean, scraped

Cappuccino
1 cup mixed almonds and cashews
1 cup dates
1 cup coffee beans
1 vanilla bean, scraped

Carrot Cake
1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
1 cup mixed dates and raisins
1 cup mixed dried pineapple, shredded coconut and carrot
1 Tbsp coconut oil
2 Tbsp cinnamon

Cashew Cookie
1 cup cashews
1 cup dates

Chocolate Coconut Chew
1 cup almonds and walnuts
1 cup dates
1 cup shredded coconut
4 Tbsp cacao

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
1 cup peanuts
1 cup date
1 cup chocolate chips

Pecan Pie
1 cup pecans
1 cup dates