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Gluten Free Friday – Energy Bars

I had to make a quick snack for the kids to take to their Friday homeschool ice-skating time and remembered reading a recipe for energy bars on my friend Megan’s wonderful blog – Going Green in a Pink World. I didn’t have all the ingredients she listed so just altered it a bit. They were a big hit, and they are full of nutrition and filling protein. Here’s my adaptation, and you can find the original here.

Energy Bars

2 cups roasted unsalted almonds
2/3 cup peanut butter (or almond butter)
1/2 cup flax meal
2/3 cup GF rice squares cereal (Rice Chex)
1/3 cup canola oil
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp vanilla

1 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Pulse almonds in food processor for 10-20 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until a thick coarse paste forms. Spread in a greased 8 inch square baking pan and refrigerate for 1 hour. While bars harden, melt chocolate together in saucepan on low heat until melted. Cool slightly and spread in a thin layer over bars. Refrigerate for 30 more minutes. Cut into small bars and serve. (I got 15 bars.) Keep bars in frig. ( To make this “quick” I used the freezer – but the chocolate was difficult to cut through as a result!)

**Edit – The peanut butter I used was the natural, unsweetened, no hydrogenated oil kind. And I did add about 1/4 cup brown sugar to the mix. You could use more honey or maple syrup to make these sweeter as well. The chocolate on top adds to the sweetness, though!

7 thoughts on “Gluten Free Friday – Energy Bars

  1. no way, Mel!! so proud of you!! =) I have to confess, I made these for Mark…and then ate them all myself. they were a great mid-morning snack. Thanks for the plug, too. 😉

  2. PS – I might be going gluten-free myself soon. I wish we could sit together and talk about it, but maybe soon! i’ll have to send you an email over my feb. break next week. xo

  3. I found your blog when searching for gf chicken strip recipes…I LOVE it!! Thanks for blogging!!! I not only love your recipes, but the love of Christ here is sooo tangible…

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