Homemade Energy Bars
These no-bake homemade energy bars feature hemp seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and oats. Try them for a quick breakfast, snack or dessert! These bars are gluten-free, vegan and have no added oil or sugar.
Servings: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats or quick oats 100 g
- ¼ cup pepitas 30 g
- ¼ cup raw walnuts 35 g
- ¼ cup hemp seeds 42 g
- ¼ cup chia seeds 44 g
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups pitted packed, soft pitted medjool dates 400 g
- 1/3 cup raisins or dairy-free chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Add the oats, pepitas and walnuts to a food processor and process into a gainy flour, if there are a few larger chunks or full seeds remaining that's ok.1 cup rolled oats or quick oats, ¼ cup pepitas, ¼ cup raw walnuts
- Add the chia seeds, hemp seeds, cinnamon and nutmeg and process for about 30 seconds.¼ cup hemp seeds, ¼ cup chia seeds, 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Add the dates and process until it forms one big ball of thick and sticky dough.1 ½ cups pitted packed, soft pitted medjool dates
- If adding chocolate chips or raisins, add those now and pulse a few times to mix throughout.1/3 cup raisins or dairy-free chocolate chips
- Line a 7-8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper. Transfer the mixture to the pan, and use your hands to press down into the pan. If the mixture is sticking to your hands, wet them slightly to repel the stickiness of the dates. Transfer the pan to the freezer to set for 1 hour.
- Once set, remove the large bar from the pan by lifting up the parchment paper. Slice into squares or bars.
Notes
It's important to use soft and moist dates in this recipe. If your dates are dry or you're unsure if they're soft enough, soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain well before using in the recipe. If your raisins are quite dry, you can soak them with the dates as well.
If you don't have chia seeds, increase amount of hemp seeds to 1/2 cup. If you don't have pepitas, increase walnuts to 1/2 cup. Amounts of pepitas, walnuts, hemp seeds and chia seeds are somewhat flexible. You'll need 1 cups total between the 4 but I don't recommend exceeding 1/4 cup for the chia seeds.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freezer for up to 3 months. Okay at room temp for a day or two if taking to-go. They'll just start to get soft and squishy, so keep cool if possible!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4g