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Pecan Pie Energy Bars

Pecan Pie Energy Bars

Sprout Living

 

These Pecan Pie Energy Bars combine dates, apple, raw pecan butter, rolled oats and more with our FD Red Clover & Daikon Radish Sprout Mix for a protein- and energy-packed snack that is then topped with a delicious, homemade chocolate drizzle. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

For The Bars
  • 1/2 cup soft medjool dates, pitted (soaked in filtered water for 30 minutes if not soft and drained well)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 medium sweet apple, diced
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup raw pecan butter, warmed to liquid
  • 1 cup raw rolled oats
  • 1 cup ground flax seed
  • 1/4 cup FD Red Clover & Daikon Radish Sprout Mix
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds
  • 1 cup sprouted, dehydrated buckwheat groats
  • 1 cup raw pecans, chopped
For The Chocolate Drizzle
  • 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
  • 1/2 cup raw coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup raw coconut nectar, or agave nectar (or your favorite liquid raw sweetener)
  • a pinch sea salt
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a food processor, combine the dates, sea salt, apple, vanilla extract, and pecan butter and process until smooth.
  2. Add the oats, flax seed and FD Red Clover & Daikon Radish Sprout Mix and process until well combined.
  3. Add the chia seeds and buckwheat groats and process briefly just to incorporate (so that there is still texture).
  4. Remove the mixture, knead in pecans and spread out on a lined dehydrator tray, making the bars approximately 1/2 inch thick in a square (to help shape the bars, try using a bench scraper and an oiled rolling pin).
  5. Cut into 12 bars, and place in the dehydrator.
  6. Dry for about 12 hours at 115F until dry but still chewy.
  7. Right before the bars are done, make the chocolate drizzle by whisking all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
  8. Drizzle the chocolate over the bars, and then place the finished bars in the freezer for 5 minutes to set the chocolate.
  9. Enjoy!

NOTES

Makes 12 bars. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Pecan Pie Energy Bars

ABOUT THE CHEF

Amy Lyons is the blogger and recipe writer behind Fragrant Vanilla Cake, a blog featuring raw and vegan desserts as well as a few savory dishes. She is also the author of Rawlicious Desserts published in 2013. She graduated from Bethel University in 2007 with a degree in Studio Art and has a passion for creating beautiful things and helping others eat healthier.