Kelp Energy Bars

Recipe by: Jennifer Adler

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups raw almonds
  • 1 ½ cups raw walnuts
  • ½ cup raw cashews
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1 ½ cups dried fruit*
  • ½ cup dried kelp
  • ¾ cup sweetener**
  • 1 teaspoon spices***

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325° F.
  2. Put nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and kelp into a food processor and pulse until nuts are finely chopped.
  3. Add sweetener and spices and blend until mixture forms clumps and is sticky.
  4. With wet hands, press mixture into a greased 7x11 baking dish.
  5. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
  6. Cool and cut into individual pieces.
  7. Enjoy!

*Ideas for dried fruit: blueberries, cherries, raisins, coconut, currants, apricots, mango, apple, pineapple, dates, and prunes.
**Ideas for sweeteners include: molasses, honey, agave nectar, and maple syrup.
***Ideas for spices include: ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cocoa powder, and nutmeg.