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In the last article about I promised to tell you a recipe for a healthy snack, which you can easily take with you on any walk.

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Surely many of you have seen dried fruit bars in stores. They have become very popular lately. And this is not surprising! After all, this is not only a wonderful hearty snack (especially if there are nuts in the composition), but also a wonderful alternative to sweets!
And if you cook it yourself, then the benefits are solid! :)

There are many recipes. By making different combinations of ingredients, you can get interesting flavor combinations. You can cook bars either only from dried fruits, or add nuts to them (You can talk about how nuts are useful). An additional highlight is given by various seeds, for example: sesame, flax, pumpkin, etc. There are also recipes with poppy seeds and coconut.

In general, it is rather difficult to stop at any one recipe, since they are all good in their own way 🙂

Today we are going to make two types of bars at once. For this we need the following ingredients:

№ 1
Dried apricots - 170 g
Figs - 150 g
Dried cranberries - 80 g
Cashews - 60 g
Almonds - 60 g

№ 2
Dried apricots - 140 g
Prunes - 140 g
Dried cherries - 100 g
Walnut - 60 g
Hazelnuts - 60 g

I want to note that honey, and even more so sugar, we do not add! Dried fruits are sweet enough by themselves. In addition, the mass turns out to be sticky and additional binder in the form of honey is not required.

So, let's begin:

The first step is to thoroughly wash all dried fruits. If they are hard, then pour boiling water over them for 5-10 minutes. Then we dry them on a paper towel, since we don't need excess moisture!

Grind the nuts using a coffee grinder or blender. By the way, to make the nuts easier to grind, you can pre-dry them in the oven. Do not fry, but dry! As you can imagine, raw nuts are more beneficial than fried ones. This time I left the nuts raw.

It is enough just to grind finely, it is not necessary to bring everything to the state of flour! For example, I even like it when the nuts in the bars are felt :) You can even chop some of the nuts with a knife!

Grind dried fruits in a blender. And to make it easier to grind, we cut them into pieces first.

Here's what happened:

Now let's move on to a more creative stage 🙂 Combine chopped dried fruits and nuts!
I got the following mass:

In principle, this could already be eaten)) For example, the preparation of the mass for sweets from dried fruits and nuts ends at this stage. You can read the recipe for making sweets in this article:
But here, in the end, we need a different consistency, denser, so that the bars are better stored (Although what am I talking about? They do not store for a long time, because everyone loves them! 🙂 and it would be more convenient to take them with you somewhere, and just take it in. Therefore, this mass needs to be dried.

We cover the sheet with parchment, greasing it with vegetable oil.

Let's consider the simplest way to form bars.
We spread the mixture on parchment, leveling it into a uniform layer.
The photo shows two types of bars. The one that is lighter is No. 1, the one that is darker is No. 2.

We put the sheet in the oven. And here it is important not to overdo it with the temperature! We expose no more than 60 degrees! Dry for about 2 hours on each side.

To make the layer dry better, and for greater convenience, when turning it over, you can cut it into separate bars. When this mixture is completely dry, it will become quite tight and it will be problematic to do this.

There is another way. Bars can be formed directly from the resulting nut and fruit dough. You can even show your imagination and mold bars of various intricate shapes (animals, Christmas trees, etc.). It will be very interesting in a company with children 🙂 However, it will take more time, especially if there is a lot of test. In this case, the bars are dried in the same way, only there will be no need to cut them, but simply turn them over.

After the bars are dry, wrap them in parchment for better storage.

And everything is ready, you can eat!
How do you like the recipe?

Thank you all for your attention and bon appetit, dear readers!
See you in new articles!

Muesli bars are considered one of the most popular dietary treats. They were originally conceived as medical products. The cereal delicacy quickly gained popularity among people leading a healthy lifestyle.

For the preparation of bars, cereals are pressed - oats are most often used. It can also act as a base or be blended with rye, barley or wheat. Many fans of a healthy diet prepare a muesli bar at home, adding dried berries and fruits, seeds, and nuts to their own base. To make the treat sweet, molasses or honey is added. You can add milk or yogurt, nuts, cocoa, chocolate to the bar.

Depending on the ingredients selected for cooking, the calorie content of the product can be 150-400 kcal per 100 g.

For those who are going to make muesli bars with their own hands, but do not know anything about this yet, it is recommended to select suitable recipes in advance and consider the composition of the mixture for the product. Even the choice of muesli must be approached wisely.

Muesli is distinguished between fried and raw. The latter are more useful, since crushed grains processed without oil with ultraviolet light are used to obtain them. Fried muesli is obtained by roasting with butter at a high temperature. The oil gives a high calorie content, but after processing, the product is absorbed much easier.

The popularity of the bars is due to the many benefits they offer. The following can be listed:

• good taste;
• low calorie content, which you can pick up on your own if you cook diet muesli bars at home;
• does not require special storage conditions;
• is inexpensive;
• nutritious;
• convenient to take on the road.

Lovers of healthy food prefer to eat these bars for breakfast - they are delicious and can energize for a long time. If you cook muesli bars at home, you can choose a convenient composition and calorie content for yourself. By making a batch of these bars, you don't have to waste time making breakfast until they run out.

What's in the bars?

The muesli bar blank is a mixture of several components. It contains everything that the body may need for good functioning - amino acids, vitamins, minerals. Bars differ from cereals consumed for breakfast in that they retain all the beneficial properties of cereals. And when cooking cereals for porridge, a lot of substances are lost.

Most of the bars contain whole grains, which have a beneficial effect on intestinal motility and improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Cereals are a good source of fiber. It noticeably improves the course of metabolic processes in the body, helps to break down carbohydrates faster and maintain a figure in good shape. The effect of fiber on the breakdown of fats normalizes the cholesterol content.

A homemade muesli bar recipe may include nuts that contain polyunsaturated fatty acids. They will help improve your health, and with regular use, even change your appearance for the better.

Including dried fruits, you can enrich the bars with vitamins and minerals.

It is also important that the digestion of muesli takes quite a long time. They can keep you feeling full and are great as a light snack. Saturation is not accompanied by surges in sugar - after all, the delicacy contains both "fast" and "slow" carbohydrates.

The muesli bar can easily replace cookies and sweets, reduce cravings for pastries.

How to make muesli bars at home

Before making your muesli bars, decide on the ingredients. For example, you can use fruit puree instead of butter for the base - the product is airy, delicate in taste and very aromatic.

When you are going, a recipe with a photo can be easily found on the Internet. Ingredients must be appropriate for your diet. If not all of them coincide with your intended nutritional system, you can replace them by specifying the calorie content of the components.

How to make a muesli bar at home and choose the ingredients yourself

If you do not have strict dietary restrictions or you are preparing bars simply in the form of a treat, a substitute for store-bought confectionery, the options may be different. The basic rule is proportions. The same recipe can be used in different ways, replacing oatmeal with mixtures, seeds with nuts, choosing your favorite dried fruits. The addition of chocolate will keep you full and energized.

Homemade muesli bars

How to make muesli bars: recipe # 1

• Oat flakes - 250 g
• Dates, dried apricots - 100 g each
• Light and dark raisins - 50 g each
• Sesame seeds - 2 tablespoons
• Pumpkin and sunflower seeds (peeled) - 4 tablespoons each
• Honey - 70 g
• Butter - 60 g
• Blackberries - 120 g
• Strawberry - 180 g
• Medium apple - 1 piece.

Cooking procedure:

1. Choose a deep bowl, place cereals, seeds, sesame seeds, raisins in it.
2. Remove seeds from dates, cut them together with dried apricots into small pieces.
3. Combine dried fruit with a mixture of oats and seeds, stir.
4. Prepare the fruit base - first you need to grind the berries in a blender.
5. Then pass the mass from the blender through a sieve.
6. Grate the apple, combine with the berry puree and stir.
7. Pour mashed potatoes into a bowl with dried fruits and seeds.
8. Mix the butter in a separate saucepan with honey, put on fire and heat, stirring, until a syrup is made.
9. Pour the syrup over the main mixture and stir until smooth.
10. Take a baking dish - the ideal size is 25x25 cm or so. Line the baking sheet with baking paper and spread the mixture, making sure to tamp it tightly. The layer should be as dense as possible, otherwise the bars will crumble.
11. Put the mass in the oven. Bake for about an hour at 150 degrees.
12. Remove the form from the oven, cool, pour over the pre-melted chocolate. Then refrigerate for a couple of hours.

Cut the layer into pieces. You can store ready-made bars in the refrigerator.

How to make muesli bars at home: recipe number 2 (indicating the calorie content)

Ingredients for 10 servings:

• 10 g each prune, dried apricots, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, dates;
• one banana;
• sesame seeds - 5 g;
• vegetable oil - 40 ml;
• sugar - 10 g;
• oat flakes - 70 g.

Nutritional value per 100 g with this set of ingredients:

Calories 364 kcal;

Fat 23.1 g;

Proteins 6.5 g;

Carbohydrates 34.2 g.

Cooking method:

1. Chop prunes, dried apricots and dates, put in a bowl.
2. Add oatmeal.
3. Add chopped nuts, sesame seeds, and seeds.
4. Whisk the banana, sugar and butter in a blender.
5. Add the contents of the blender to the cereal and mix with a fork.
6. Put the mass on parchment paper, smooth it out.
7. Place on a baking sheet and dry for 10 minutes in the oven at 170 degrees.

At the end of cooking, remove the baking sheet from the oven, cool it, cut the mass into bars.

Reference. Calorie data are approximate, excluding frying.

Video recipe for muesli bars

Hello everyone. Today I will share with you a recipe for healthy sweets made from dried fruits and nuts, it is very easy to make them yourself. And, most importantly, you will also feel at ease after using them.

It's summer now, and you don't always want to indulge yourself with cakes and cookies. Still, subconsciously at this time of year, you try to choose lighter and healthier food. This recipe is ideal for those who care about their figure (it is completely free of refined sugar) and about their health (this is just a storehouse of useful vitamins and minerals). I cook such sweets very often, which I advise you too.

How to make healthy candies / energy bars with your own hands at home step by step recipe with photo.

Ingredients:

1. 150 grams of nuts (walnuts in my case)
2. 100 grams of prunes
3. 100 grams of dried apricots
4. 100 grams of raisins (I have a jumbo variety)
5. 70 grams dried cherries or dates

Preparation:

You can change the ingredients to your taste. It is only better to add sweet dried fruits such as dried cherries or dates in small amounts. Otherwise, the sweets are sugary.

All dried fruits must be pre-washed and dried with paper towels.

Nuts should be roasted in a dry frying pan, or dried in the oven at 100º for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. So, the nuts will become more fragrant. If you use peanuts, then naturally you need to peel them.

Well, the preparation itself is extremely simple. All dried fruits and nuts must be chopped in a blender or food processor. This should be done in small portions so as not to harm the technique.

And we roll candy the size of a walnut.

Additionally, you can sprinkle our sweets in crushed nuts, poppy seeds, coconut, sesame seeds.

Or, instead of sweets, you can cook such bars, wrapping them with baking paper, you will get a super healthy snack, which is convenient to take with you both to work and for a walk.

Such sweets are a great alternative to "harmful" sweets for little children, in addition to the absence of sugar, with such a dessert you will raise the child's immunity. If babies are not allergic to honey, then a couple of spoons of this very useful product can be safely sent to the mass.

Are you on a diet, but craving for sweets? Prepare such candies, it will help you stay on the right course!

This is quite a recipe that you can safely afford to eat at night without a twinge of conscience. And soon I will add another recipe from the right nutrition - pp truffles. Do not miss.

Bon Appetit.

Now I'll tell you about fruit bars. They are small, light, but high in calories and perfectly satisfy hunger.

For cooking we need:

150 grams of dry prunes
150 grams of dried apricots
80 grams of various nuts (I took almonds and hazelnuts)

The dried fruits were washed, chopped finely, then chopped with a blender. The nuts are crushed in a mortar.

Mix dried fruits with nuts and get a "dough".

We make bars from the dough.

I got 8 pieces. In order to remove excess moisture, I put the bars in the dryer overnight.

This is basically all.

It remains to pack the bars in individual packaging. I used vacuum foil bags. I predict the shelf life of sweets packed in this way around the year.

Now let's summarize. I made eight 35 gram fruit bars. Healthy, tasty and very satisfying. These bars will now certainly be included in my rations.

Finally, I will give the calculations of the energy value.

The value of one 35 gram bar will be 160 kcal (total -1280 kcal)
proteins - 3.5 (28)
fats - 5.6 (44.5)
carbohydrates - 21.6 (173.15)

Thank you for your attention and bon appetit!

Dried fruit bar is a very tasty and healthy delicacy that is loved by both adults and children. It is easy and convenient to prepare it with you to have a snack and recharge your energy for the whole day.

This treat is often referred to as granola, energy bar, or muesli bar. Its main ingredients are dried fruits, honey and oatmeal. Additional components can be nuts, seeds, fruit puree (banana, apple), dried berries and other ingredients - all this makes the bar even more tasty and healthy.

What are the benefits of a Natural Energy Bar?

• contain vitamins (A, groups B, C, P, E, K), minerals (iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, etc.), fiber.
• rich in fiber, as well as vitamins (groups B, E) and minerals such as (copper, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, manganese, iodine, zinc, etc.)
• Honey contains a large amount of mineral salts and trace elements (calcium, phosphorus, cobalt, bismuth and lithium salts, sulfur, zinc, nickel, gold, etc.), vitamins (A, groups B, C, D, E), which are stored for a long time honey and do not evaporate. Honey is.
• Nuts contain vitamins (A, B, E, K), minerals and trace elements (potassium, iodine, iron, magnesium, zinc, etc.).
• Sunflower seeds are also rich in vitamins (A, groups B, C, D, K, E), minerals (calcium, zinc, magnesium, copper, selenium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, etc.).

As you can see, such a bar is very nutritious and, most importantly, healthy. It contains only vitamins and trace elements and does not contain any conservatives or other additives that are found in commercial sweets.

You can have a muesli bar for a snack during breakfast or lunch, take it with you on the road. It's mildly sweet, tasty and highly nutritious: just one is enough to satisfy hunger, energize and feel refreshed.

Cooking a muesli energy bar

To prepare the bar, you will need a mixture of any dried fruits in any ratio. The main thing is to choose dried fruits that have not been treated with chemicals. For information on how to identify natural dried fruits, see the article "". For nuts, you can take walnuts or a mixture of nuts.

Energy Bar Recipes

Recipe number 1

Ingredients:

• dried fruits: dried apricots, raisins, prunes, dates, figs - total weight - 150 g;
• walnuts - ½ cup;
• oatmeal - 1 glass;
• 1 ripe banana;
• honey - 1-2 tsp