These yummy Superfood Energy Bars are packed full of nutrients and sweetened with honey and just a little touch of chocolate.
Superfood Energy Bars
Last week, my daughter and I hit the road for a 13 hour drive to NC on Thursday to visit family. Just me and her! It was a blast and we are having such a great time at the beach with my mother, brother and his family. One of my most favorite happy places!
For our drive down, I packed lunch in a small cooler so we didn’t have to stop. I often make our favorite homemade granola bars and I have several other healthy snacks. Sometimes I just make a homemade trail mix by mixing all kinds of nuts and raisins together and just throwing it in a zip-loc bag.
This trip I decided to make these superfood energy bars. They are so awesome! Full of nutrients but just sweet enough to satisfy those cravings.
Ingredients for Superfood Energy Bars
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
1/2 cup raw or roasted and unsalted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raw or roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup raw sliced almonds
1/2 cup chopped dates (about 5-6 dates)
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup honey
1 TBSP coconut oil
How to Make Superfood Energy Bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Line a small glass baking dish with parchment paper.
Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Melt the coconut oil in a microwave safe dish for about 1 minute and then stir in the honey.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly coated.
Press the mixture into the prepared 8 x 8 glass baking dish .
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool.
Once completely cooled to room temperature place the dish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This makes cutting them into bars much easier.
Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
Need more healthy snack ideas? Try some of these great recipes too:
Honey Mustard Roasted Chickpeas
Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal Bites
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Superfood Energy Bars
These yummy energy bars are packed full of nutrients and sweetened with honey and just a little touch of chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup raw or roasted and unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup raw or roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup raw sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup medjool dates chopped (about 5-6 dates)
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 TBSP coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a small glass baking dish with parchment paper.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Melt the coconut oil in a microwave safe dish for about 1 minute and then stir in the honey.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly coated.
- Press the mixture into the prepared 8 x 8 - Glass Baking Dish .
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Once completely cooled to room temperature place the dish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This makes cutting them into bars much easier.
- Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
BINA says
Hi,Sherri
I really liked your recipe, I don’t use honey can I replace it with maple syrup? And how much?
Mads says
The mix did not cut into bars very well
It was a mess
Was yummy
I didn’t use quineo
Has anyone else made these and can give me a tip to make the mixture stick together better and harden better
Crystal says
These were amazing!
Love the crunchy and tender parts.
Extremely easy to make 😉
Thank you for sharing
Valerie Allen says
I can’t wait to get it out of the oven!!! Subbed cranraisens for cherries and raisens. Used what I had on hand will be making this again! So easy!
Rita says
I made these 7/4/17. Sounded great. Baked 22/minutes of the 20-25 recommended. Cooled, then when I went to cut them they just fell apart in a wad of goo. What did I do wrong? Can they be re-baked? They were also cooled in the refrigerator before I tried to cut them.
Rita says
I made these 7/4/17. Sounded great. Baked 22/minutes of the 20-25 recommended. Cooled, then when I went to cut them they just fell apart in a wad of goo. What did I do wrong? Can they be re-baked?
Adele says
I love it . I’ve made it like 4 times and actually I’m making it again right now I’ve added flax oil also and a bit of oatmeal to it.
Sherri says
So happy you like them as much as me! 🙂
Mads says
Mmm did the oatmeal help it to stick better when cutting
Susan says
Can someone post that they’ve made it, instead of wasting other’s time on how you’re “excited” to make it???? How about reviewing the recipe after you’ve made it – now there’s an idea!
Sandra says
U are so right….I was thinking the exact same thing.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
So glad I found your blog tonight! You are the “bar” queen! All these recipes for bars are pot on! Haha!
Sherri says
Thanks Rebecca! I do love making lots of fun healthy things to snack on 🙂 You have loads of great looking recipes that I think I would love too. Off to check some more out!
Winnie says
These look fantastic and I’d looooooove to try your recipe!
Can you tell me what approx is the size of the pan you used?
Sherri says
Thank you! I did forget to mention the size of the dish, didn’t I? I used an 8×8 glass pyrex dish. 🙂
Winnie says
Thank you!