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Enzyme-Rich Homemade Larabars

I use soaked and dehydrated nuts in these homemade Larabars, making them a digestive enzyme-rich food! Adapted from this recipe.

Course Snack
Author Wardee Harmon

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates pitted, chopped
  • 1 cup dried fruit such as raisins, dried cherries, figs, dried apricots, etc.
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder optional
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1 1/3 cup crispy nuts such as almonds
  • 1/3 cup add-ins such as unsweetened shredded coconut, soaked and dehydrated seeds, chocolate shavings or chips (not Paleo or Whole30 compliant), etc.
  • pure water additional, if needed

Instructions

  1. Process dates, dried fruit, cocoa powder and sea salt in food processor until all chopped up. It will be like a thick paste, and perhaps even roll up into a ball.
  2. Remove from food processor to a bowl.
  3. Put nuts (and seeds or coconut, if using) in the food processor.
  4. Process until a coarse meal.
    close-up shot of a food processor bowl with blade attached full of finely chopped nuts
  5. Break up the fruit paste into chunks and add back to the food processor.
  6. Add chocolate shavings or chips (if using).
  7. Process to incorporate all ingredients. It may roll up into a ball.
    bowl of food processor with blade attached and a big ball of Larabar mixture inside
  8. Press with your finger – does it hold together? If not, add additional water, tablespoon by tablespoon to achieve this.
  9. Press the dough into a stainless steel 8-inch square cake pan.
  10. Refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes until hardened sufficiently for easy cutting.
  11. Bring out of refrigerator and cut into bars. I do 18 bars — 6 rows of 3 bars each. Each bar is 1 inch by 2 inches.
    square stainless steel baking dish of homemade Larabar mixture cut into rectangles, with one Larabar missing
  12. Store the pan of bars in the refrigerator, covered tightly so they don’t dry out.
  13. Or wrap each bar individually and store in the refrigerator for an easy grab-and-go snack!
    little blonde-haired boy looking into the camera and holding up half of a homemade Larabar