Baked Granola Bar

Recipe by Andrea Love at eatnik.com.au One of the healthiest and energy-dense snacks you can have ready-to-go are tasty and nutritious granola bars! Perfect for those mid-morning craving and those afternoon snacks, bake up your very own!

Makes: 12

Prep: 15 minutes

Chill: 15 hours

Ingredients

6 medjool dates, deseeded

1 tablespoon hot water

250 g nut & seed mix (2 cups) (e.g. slivered almonds, chia seeds, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, coconut etc)

2 tablespoon unflavoured protein powder

50 g coconut oil, melted (¼ cup )

1 tablespoon nut butter, melted

Method

Preheat oven to 160ºC. Prepare a tray with baking paper.
In a blender or food processer, add dates and hot water and blitz to a paste.
In a bowl, add nuts and seeds, date paste, protein powder, coconut oil and nut butter. Mix to combine.
Pour mix into baking tray and press down with a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden on top. Allow to cool completely before placing in the fridge for 3-4 hours or overnight.
Slice into bars and serve.