Tuesday, 16 October 2012

More School Superfood Energy Bars -- no nuts!

I just found out they have a snack programme at my son's kindergarten. Yay. Unfortunately, in addition to fruit or vegetables, they are given jam sandwiches, cream cheese sandwiches, melba toast, and sugar laden yogurt. Control-freak, helicopter mother to the rescue. I send these with him as an alternative to the sugar, sugar, and more sugar offerings they are provided with. P.S. isn't it  kind of weird that they've been feeding my kid for a month without telling me?





ingredients:

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup organic sesame seeds

1/4 cup flax meal
1/4 cup wheat grass
1 tbsp maca powder
2 tbsp hemp hearts

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1 tbsp ceylon cinnamon (if you don't have ceylon, skip this part, because saigon or korintje won't work)
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp carob powder

1 cup pitted honey dates
1/2 cup goji berries
1/2 cup golden berries

1/4 cup sesame butter (tahini)
1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut butter


directions:

1. in a food processor, combine the raw almonds, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, sesame seeds, flax meal, wheat grass, vanilla bean, ceylon cinnamon and sea salt
2. turn on and process until it resembles sand
3. add the dates, goji berries, and golden berries and pulse and then process until ground up
4. add the coconut oil, and pulse
5. add the coconut butter, and pulse
6. divide between 2 square silicone pans, score into pieces, and freeze
7. when fully chilled, break along the score lines, and store in airtight containers in the fridge.

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