Each weekend I intend to bake something healthy for my morning teas at work and also for my son and husband so they don’t eat the over-processed muesli bars from the supermarket. The last granola bars were excellent but I love trying new recipes and this is one I found on the internet but unfortunately when I printed off the recipe I didn’t realise until later that the blog name wasn’t on it and now I’m not sure where I found it. However, I do know they adapted it from somewhere else. I haven’t tried one yet but it has had the thumbs up from my son so that’s good enough for me.
UPDATE: Aruna has kindly pointed me to the blog which had the recipe. It is cravingchronicles.com
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew Bars
Ingredients:
Vegetable or olive oil spray
1/2 cup lightly salted cashews
1 1/4 cups dates, pitted
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup walnuts, roasted
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup rice bubbles
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (optional)
Method:
Line a baking pan with foil, leaving some overhang, and spray with oil. Coat the inside of a large mixing bowl with oil spray. Set aside.
In a food processor, pulse cashews until roughly chopped (no smaller than pea-sized pieces). Add to prepared mixing bowl. Spray food processor blade generously with oil. Add all fruits to food processor and pulse until a sticky paste forms, scraping down sides as needed.
Add fruit paste to cashew pieces in mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup sunflower seeds and rice bubbles. Mix by hand until thoroughly combined. Press mixture firmly into prepared pan. Chill in freezer for about 30 minutes.
Spray a sharp knife with oil. Remove bars by foil overhang, place on cutting board and cut into 14 bars.
Place chocolate chips in a small, microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30 second intervals until chips start to melt. Continue heating in 15 second intervals, stirring well between each, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cut bars. Set at room temperature until chocolate is firm, 15-30 minutes.
I remember reading a recipe like this.
I bookmarked it, but I haven’t tried it yet. Your photos are beautiful!
I think this is the original post you’re referring to:
http://cravingchronicles.com/2012/03/20/dark-chocolate-cherry-cashew-bars/
Love your photos. Hope I can make them as well as you did.
That’s it – thanks so much, Aruna. I will add the link into the post. I bake on the weekend and always have more time to take the photos so they turn out better than during the week when I have to snap them fast before feeding the hungry mouths.
Suzanne
These photos are so beautiful! These look delicious… I am a huge fan of dried cherries.
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Thank you, Carissa. I love healthy food that looks and tastes good.
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these look delicious! Definitely bookmarking this recipe. Love all of the mix-ins.
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They are definitely a good healthy alternative for snacks, Evan. You could shake them up with a variety of different dried fruits and nuts.
Suzanne
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just made these for my Girls on the Run team..they came out awesome. Surprisingly easy to make too! thanks for recipe – will definitely make them again.
Thank you for letting me know. They are a great healthy treat for the girls.