Larabars made at home!

Shawnalee0703

Save some money and make your own!!!
Here is a link to a page of recipe links for MANY different flavors of larabars. I made a couple cashew cookie bars tonight. They taste exactly the same! I am planning on doing a chocolate one next! And to mix it up, I may partially dehydrate some strawberries to add to the cherries in the PB&J one. YUM! Let me know if you try any and how they turned out! If you have never had a larabar or heard of them; They are bars that use dates for sweetening and there are very few ingredients. Cashew cookie has 2 ingredients: dates and cashews. :-D unprocessed goodness. Enjoy.

http://www.healthhabits.ca/2010/06/18/homemade-larabar-recipes/

BryanAir

Interesting. I've been tempted by the bulk dates at my grocery store but never had anything to make with them. I'm going to have to try some of these recipes, although I have never had a LaraBar.

The ease of copying a product made with few and whole ingrediants might be an indication of why there aren't more of them on the market.

Thanks for the link.

CrankyButt

Thank you for sharing. Some of these flavors sound better than the originals!

idream2bgwen

Mmmmm...

dracobaby82

awesome! Thanks, I have never heard of these, but its' worth a try, and something that doesn't have to many ingredients is a plus!

Shawnalee0703

http://www.larabar.com/
here is the original product's site if you want to do some comparisons. It seriously took me 4 minutes to make 4 bars!! :-D And that site has ENDLESS recipes. There are soo many flavors! I want to make the tiramisu one and the smores one! haha This could be trouble.
Consume in moderation: I must remind myself!
The cool thing about making it yourself is that you can control the size, instead of having only 2 options "mini" and regular.
I really like larabar's cherry pie and apple pie.... so I will probably try making those too!

TacoGibbons

Thanks Shawna--I need to get to Winco for some bulk goodness so I can make these and almond milk!

Shawnalee0703

Thanks Shawna--I need to get to Winco for some bulk goodness so I can make these and almond milk!

YEP! Dates are the almond milk too!! :-D Let me know how it turns out!

BryanAir

I just went to Winco and bought a bunch of dates. You can get a surprisingly large number of them for $1.20. Now I am going to make my own concoction based on some of the recipes I read from your link.

Tamiash

A great site...Thank you for sharing it

modernmom70

Awesome!

Jaedynmoon

Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to make some tomorrow!! Love LaraBars!!

Shawnalee0703

I am very glad so many of you will enjoy these! I picked up some dried bing cherries from Trader Joe's today and some more peanuts! PB&J are next! :-D

BryanAir

I am very glad so many of you will enjoy these! I picked up some dried bing cherries from Trader Joe's today and some more peanuts! PB&J are next! :-D

If it isn't too much trouble, post a follow-up after you make more. I'd like to get reviews and links to recipes that people have liked.

I made some with 30g almonds, 80g dates, 2 squares of Lindt 85% cacao chocolate, and some water. It tastes really good, but is a little too high in calories to recommend.

Shawnalee0703

I am very glad so many of you will enjoy these! I picked up some dried bing cherries from Trader Joe's today and some more peanuts! PB&J are next! :-D

If it isn't too much trouble, post a follow-up after you make more. I'd like to get reviews and links to recipes that people have liked.

I made some with 30g almonds, 80g dates, 2 squares of Lindt 85% cacao chocolate, and some water. It tastes really good, but is a little too high in calories to recommend.

Those ingredients don't scare me one bit! I am not afraid of calories-believe me! Especially if the calories come from nutrient dense food. :-D I thought about doing almonds, dates and dark chocolate powder myself! Soon! Since I have POUNDS of raw almond in the snack cupboard- I may as well use them for something yummy (other than almond milk). Thanks for the idea!
My cashew cookie ones turned out just like the Larabars. 1/2c raw cashews and 8oz dates. Although my man requested more cashews next time. :-D

cwunderlich

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edgehollow2

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misschristi

omg i just clicked on the chocolatecoveredkatie.com link and i cant stop looking at recipes!! looks like im going to the store! lol thanks!

Shawnalee0703

omg i just clicked on the chocolatecoveredkatie.com link and i cant stop looking at recipes!! looks like im going to the store! lol thanks!

Let us know what one you try??! :-D

craftylatvian

Tagging for later!

Hearts_2015

Thanks so much Shawna for sharing this with us!:flowerforyou:

Shawnalee0703

You are most welcome! :bigsmile:

Shawnalee0703

BTW the PB&J ones are YUMMY!!!!!!! :-D Anyone make any yet? Which did you make?

BryanAir

BTW the PB&J ones are YUMMY!!!!!!! :-D Anyone make any yet? Which did you make?

I mixed dates, almonds, and a banana and took it on a long bike ride. I wanted to try more recipes but I went to Winco to buy more dates and they were completely out. I think it was the people in this thread that cleaned them out. Hopefully they'll have some next time.

Shawnalee0703

BTW the PB&J ones are YUMMY!!!!!!! :-D Anyone make any yet? Which did you make?

I mixed dates, almonds, and a banana and took it on a long bike ride. I wanted to try more recipes but I went to Winco to buy more dates and they were completely out. I think it was the people in this thread that cleaned them out. Hopefully they'll have some next time.

BUMMER! I am out of dates now!! I will be getting MORE from Central market soon. The banana sounds YUMMY did that solidify well for you?? MMMM I want to try it! Also, how ripe was your nana?

BryanAir

BTW the PB&J ones are YUMMY!!!!!!! :-D Anyone make any yet? Which did you make?

I mixed dates, almonds, and a banana and took it on a long bike ride. I wanted to try more recipes but I went to Winco to buy more dates and they were completely out. I think it was the people in this thread that cleaned them out. Hopefully they'll have some next time.

BUMMER! I am out of dates now!! I will be getting MORE from Central market soon. The banana sounds YUMMY did that solidify well for you?? MMMM I want to try it! Also, how ripe was your nana?

I think I used about half a medium banana and it did help to hold everything together pretty well. I would say it was just a day from being what most people would consider ripe to eat, which is how I like mine.

Hearts_2015

BTW the PB&J ones are YUMMY!!!!!!! :-D Anyone make any yet? Which did you make?

I mixed dates, almonds, and a banana and took it on a long bike ride. I wanted to try more recipes but I went to Winco to buy more dates and they were completely out. I think it was the people in this thread that cleaned them out. Hopefully they'll have some next time.

:laugh: Probably so! Sounds like a good combo!

suelynn62

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gurlysmiles2001

bump!

katt742

OMG Im so excited! I LOVE Larabars!!!!!

Shawnalee0703

OMG Im so excited! I LOVE Larabars!!!!!

MEEE TOO! :-D