Larabar bites - 28 calories - 3 ingredients/pictures

cassieSomething

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Hearts_2015

Thanks for the recipe and the pics too!:flowerforyou:

Just now checked out your blog... lots of great ideas in their as well, appreciate your sharing the healthified recipes with the rest of us!:drinker:

kellygirl324

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arrawyn79

Okay so I just made a batch of these (only ended up with 30 and a half even though I used the amount in the recipe!)

and I added a small amount of dried cranberries along with 3/4 cup of almond, pecans and pepitas (and the dates)

and then i added a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice! it doesn't taste QUITE like pumpkin pie (because there's no pumpkin lol) but its nice and I think it works. . i ate the 1/2 piece (before sticking the rest in the freezer!) as a tester

nortx

Okay so I just made a batch of these (only ended up with 30 and a half even though I used the amount in the recipe!)

and I added a small amount of dried cranberries along with 3/4 cup of almond, pecans and pepitas (and the dates)

and then i added a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice! it doesn't taste QUITE like pumpkin pie (because there's no pumpkin lol) but its nice and I think it works. . i ate the 1/2 piece (before sticking the rest in the freezer!) as a tester

I think the Pumpkin Pie spice is such a good idea. I picked up more dates, nuts, dried fruit and some different spices, because my whole stash of bites is gone!! Apparently, as my DH says, "These things go great with beer and guys and games on TV... is this all you have?"

:noway:

arrawyn79

The last time I made something similar to this, the recipe called for orange zest (of one medium orange) and just almonds and dates, cinnamon, nutmeg, some cocoa powder and agave nectar as the sweetener. but the orange zest was so overpowering it was all you could taste! (which my husband liked and so he actually LIKED and ate a lot of them! (which surprised me lol)). I rolled half of them in unsweetened cocoa powder (the last recipe i made) and half in unsweetened coconut (hubby didn't like those ones lol). The cocoa powder ones were just like chewy chocolate orange sweet treats which my husband devoured (even though he's not a healthy eater and doesn't eat nuts (or dates!) . If we had kids, these would be a great way to get healthy, energy-rich nutrition into them! :laugh:

And with your recipe, nortx, i rolled half in cocoa powder again (just for something different (chocolate pumpkin pie?? ) and half I just left plain without any kind of coating.

But I definitely recommend the pumpkin pie spice! of course, amount of spice is something to play around with to personal taste . It's goes nicely. You could probably come up with a 'range' of these 'Bites' - different flavours and ingredients (with the base of dates and nuts)....you could probably make money from them if you wanted!

BettyIW

I just finished making my first batch of larabar bites. I did eat two before I put them in the freezer! However, I do not have a food processor and instead I used my blender. It didn't work as well as a food processor would have. I was only able to make 22 teaspoon size larabar bites out of this recipe. That's because I used a blender instead of a food processor? A little chunkier, I suppose? So each bite will have more calories??

drog2323

Look good? Thnx

drog2323

Oops. I meant. Lookg good!

BettyIW

Too Good! The coffee flavor really comes through. My husband will love them! I find myself going to the freezer.........I've eaten four of them since I made them! YIKES...they are SO good. Thanks for the recipe.

arrawyn79

I just finished making my first batch of larabar bites. I did eat two before I put them in the freezer! However, I do not have a food processor and instead I used my blender. It didn't work as well as a food processor would have. I was only able to make 22 teaspoon size larabar bites out of this recipe. That's because I used a blender instead of a food processor? A little chunkier, I suppose? So each bite will have more calories??

Last time when i made a similar date ball thing i used my blender cuz i didn't have a food processor and it was NOT good! (though I think it wizzed it up pretty good. But did not work very well in my blender and it was hard to get out! so i ran out and got a cheap ($10) mini food processor to make these and it worked a lot better - though these ones seem nuttier than the last recipe I tried...

Sabine_Stroehm

Would be great after a workout. Thanks for sharing. :bigsmile:

For me they'd be great before a work out!

hungergames324

Yum! I love larabars! I'm going to have to give these a try!

nortx

This recipe is definitely a hard mixture for a food processor, that's why the addition of a small amount of liquid. Give your processor a help by roughly chopping up your dates and nuts. The smaller the better. The ingredients will be done when they sort of get into a ball like when you mix dough. The consistency is like that of a nutty truffle... moist, smooth and tiny bits of nuts.

Of course you can make the texture anything you would like - chunkier or smooth like the picture - your decision and taste dictates.

I love the idea of rolling them in cocoa - more like a truffle. And serving them in tiny truffle papers would add to the elegance. Usually they disappear pretty quickly here.

Again... chopping your ingredients helps the whole process... and add some of the liquid at the beginning but hold back some until you see how the mixture is going. I used 24 pitted dates and 3/4 cup of mixed nuts.

Enjoy!

jjennasmithh

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tnqnt

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oOMusicBabii

Yes! I had a recipe for homemade ones a while ago but lost it

I like the idea of these little bite ones, especially with the colder weather running and activities coming...throw a couple in a bag and into a pocket and off you go.

Eskimopie

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Hearts_2015

Thanks! Hadn't seen this thread in a while