No bake Very Cherry Snack Energy Bar
Materials
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cup dried pitted dates
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 1/2 sour orange or orange or tangerine
Instructions
- Zest and juice orange into small mixing bowl. Add warm water and dried cherries. Toss to coat and set aside 10 minutes
- Line loaf pan with parchment paper. Add nuts and dates to food processor or high-speed blender. Drain soaked cherries and add to processor with cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
- Process for about 1 minute, until mixture is coarsely ground and sticks together when pressed.
Do you discard the orange zest and juice?
Do not add them to the mixture. Orange juice can be refrigerated for later use (for a healthy morning smootchie for e.g.)
What size pan?
I using a 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan.
I used raw cashews since I didn’t have almonds. Seems fine. Recipe is still a bit sticky- may not be the best to take on a hike. I’ll refrig them and see how they are.