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Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars. . Today we will prepare Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars for my family.
Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars
You can easily cook Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars by following 5 ingredients and just 9 steps. Here is how you can simply do it.
Ingredients of Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars
1 | It’s of Rolled oats. |
2 | Approximately of Pitted dates. |
3 | Take of Good quality honey (or agave syrup). |
4 | About of Creamy peanut butter (or almond/ cashew butter). |
5 | Take of Raw or toasted mixed nuts (I used almonds, pistachios and pecans). |
Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars cooking step by step
Step 1 | Chop the assorted nuts and keep aside.. |
Step 2 | Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (this may take about 1 minute or so). It should form a “dough” like consistency and will roll into a ball.. |
Step 3 | Dry roast or toast the rolled oats in a non-stick pan for a few minutes until the color has change to a light brown. Take care not to burn the oats.. |
Step 4 | Place the oats, chopped nuts and dates in a bowl and set aside.. |
Step 5 | In a small saucepan, warm honey and peanut butter over low heat. Stir and pour over the oats mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates till well combined.. |
Step 6 | Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to a dish/ pan lined with aluminium foil/ parchment paper so they lift out easily. Press down until uniformly flattened. Cover with aluminium foil/ parchment paper or plastic wrap, and let it set in the refrigerator or freezer for 25 to 30 minutes to harden.. |
Step 7 | Remove the set bar from the dish and chop into even bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These stay well.. |
Step 8 | Notes. |
Step 9 | I used home-made peanut butter and not store-bought to make it a completely healthy snack free of any preservatives. But you could use store-bought ones too.. |