Since Rich and I are so active I am always looking for ways to make high calorie foods. You can buy these foods at the stores but they often have all sorts of stuff in them, and cost well over what you should pay for them. My favorite "fruit and nut bar" is 4$ a package.
This week, I made our own. The best part about these is that you can make them from what we usually have in the pantry. The only thing I had to buy was pumpkin seeds and white chocolate chips. These were perfect for afternoon snacks and Rich took many of them on his longer bike rides. You can cut them to various sizes for different occasions (small bite sizes for bike rides, or bar sizes for work snacks). I just wrapped them in plastic wrap and they have stayed fresh all week.
I used 1 cup of dried dates (I may have used a little more) and 1 cup of dried apricots. I put these in a food processor and added about 3 T of chia seeds. I pulsed it until it formed a clump. I took the clump out and broke it up with a rubber spatula. Then I added 1/2 t of cinnamon and 1 cup of pepitas. I then pulsed it again until it made another big clump. Again, I took it out of the food processor and broke up the clump--then added it back. Finally I added about 2 T of mini white chocolate chips. I wasn't going to do this, but I was happy that I did. I pulsed the food processor until they were mixed together. Then I took it all out, pressed it into a glass dish and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then I took it out and sliced it up in different sizes and plastic wrapped each.
This week, I made our own. The best part about these is that you can make them from what we usually have in the pantry. The only thing I had to buy was pumpkin seeds and white chocolate chips. These were perfect for afternoon snacks and Rich took many of them on his longer bike rides. You can cut them to various sizes for different occasions (small bite sizes for bike rides, or bar sizes for work snacks). I just wrapped them in plastic wrap and they have stayed fresh all week.
I used 1 cup of dried dates (I may have used a little more) and 1 cup of dried apricots. I put these in a food processor and added about 3 T of chia seeds. I pulsed it until it formed a clump. I took the clump out and broke it up with a rubber spatula. Then I added 1/2 t of cinnamon and 1 cup of pepitas. I then pulsed it again until it made another big clump. Again, I took it out of the food processor and broke up the clump--then added it back. Finally I added about 2 T of mini white chocolate chips. I wasn't going to do this, but I was happy that I did. I pulsed the food processor until they were mixed together. Then I took it all out, pressed it into a glass dish and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then I took it out and sliced it up in different sizes and plastic wrapped each.
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