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Ditch store-bought and go DIY with these tasty carrot and dried fruit energy bars. Store them in the refrigerator for a sweet grab-and-go snack with no refined sugar and a healthy dose of fiber.<\/p>\n
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This is a great snack if you’re looking to fuel a long hike or other sustained physical activity. The carbs offer energy right away, while the fat gives you energy throughout the day. This is also helpful if you’re looking for a filling snack in the middle of the day without the sugar high and crash many snack bars give you.<\/p>\n
Active time: 20 minutes Total time: 2 hours, 30 minutes<\/p>\n
Carrot Cake Energy Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (180\u00baC). Place the oats, almonds and walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, 10 minutes. Set aside and allow the mixture to cool.<\/p>\n Put the carrots, dates, coconut, dried pineapple, orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is well chopped and forms a ball, about 30 1-second pulses. Add the oats and nut mixture and process, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice, until the nuts are finely ground, 2 minutes.<\/p>\n Line a 5-by-9-inch (13-by-23-cm) loaf pan with plastic wrap. Press the date mixture into the pan evenly. Cover and refrigerate until the mixture is firm to the touch, about 2 hours. Cut into 8 bars and wrap individually in plastic wrap. Store the bars in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.<\/p>\n Serves: 8 |\u00a0<\/strong>Serving Size: 1 bar\/60g<\/strong><\/p>\n Nutrition (per serving):<\/strong>\u00a0Calories: 211; Total Fat: 12g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 83mg; Carbohydrate: 25g; Dietary Fiber: 5g; Sugar: 14g; Protein: 5g<\/em><\/p>\n Originally published August 2020<\/em><\/p>\n The post Carrot Cake Energy Bars<\/a> appeared first on MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ditch store-bought and go DIY with these tasty carrot and dried fruit energy bars. Store them in the refrigerator for a sweet grab-and-go snack with no refined sugar and a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":756,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[2446,7526,7525,2542],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n