She combined almond butter, almonds, peanut butter, flaxseed, wheat germ, cranberries, raisins and honey. I ate like 3 of them post-workout. Might have to try 'em in my next race! Anyone else have success making their own energy bars?
I do!
I eat mostly raw and by blood type so I make my own bars in the dehydrator. Use all the best foods for my type and keep it under 105 degrees. Still working on the perfect blend, but I’m close. Next batch I’m hopeful will be the best. Adding pineapple… I think thats the final piece.
by blood type
Too much of the “Twilight” series?
i also make my own energy bars… just not lately b/c im lazy. I usually make mine with an oatmeal base but otherwise very similar to yours. my has oatmeal, protein powder, nuts, raisins, wheat germ, honey, and some other smaller stuff like oils. I love that i can eat a bunch of them as snacks if i want to and not feel guilty like if i were to eat 10$ in clif bars.
Hey, that looks great.
Can you post the recipe and preparation directions?
Hey, that looks great.
Can you post the recipe and preparation directions?
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I make some bars that are similar.
Old Fashion Oats, Chopped Almonds, Flaxseed, Peanut Butter, Raspberry Syrup or Honey (or both), Brown Sugar, Dried Cranberries, and sometimes Dried Coconut
I make some bars that are similar.
Old Fashion Oats, Chopped Almonds, Flaxseed, Peanut Butter, Raspberry Syrup or Honey (or both), Brown Sugar, Dried Cranberries, and sometimes Dried Coconut
You can always change up the amounts or add/subtract ingredients, but this is what I came up with.
Ingredients:
• 3 Cups Old Fashion Oats
• 1 Cup Chopped Almonds
• ¼ Cup Flaxseed
• ½ Cup Peanut Butter
• ½ Cup Raspberry Syrup
• ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
• ¼ Cup Honey
• 1 Cup Dried Cranberries
• ¼ Cup Dried Coconut (optional)
• 1 tsp Vanilla (optional)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Cover baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, almonds, and flaxseed.
- In a small sauce pan mix peanut butter, syrup, brown sugar, and honey.
- Bring to a boil, and then mix in the vanilla.
- Add the mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients and mix to coat.
- Spread and pack the granola mixture on the parchment paper evenly.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Flip mixture, add cranberries/coconut, and pack onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Cut into bars or let them cool and break into bite sized pieces.
I make my own using this recipe.http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-granola-bars-recipe/index.html
It makes 12 bars and they work out to about 300 cals, 7 pro, 40 cho, 15 fat. give or take. They work well on the bike for me.
I made some larabars the other day… their cashew cookie is my favorite.
I mixed dates, cashews, a little bit of water, and some sea salt in the food processor. Too much water though and I couldn’t make them into bars. But I did have the most delicious “tar ball”. I ate so much, I got a tummy ache.
Hey, that looks great.
Can you post the recipe and preparation directions?
I’ll ask my wife.
I do make my own bars as well!
I usally do 1 cup dates, 1/2cup blueberries, 1/2 cup ground flax, 1/2-1 cup protein powder (I prefer rice protein). Throw into the food processor and add oat bran untill they are the consistency you want.
Did you ever calculate the calories/bar?
no, but this thread has made me think about doing so… next time i make them i’ll be sure to do that. I might make them sometime this week.
Bet it looks the same on the way out post race…well do you take the plastic off or just squeeze it like a gel…probably tasty but too much fibre for me in race…is there a pepperoni version in the works?
Andrew
Ha, ha. I was thinking of putting some cheese and pepperoni in it!
I’ll let you know how it comes out tonight!
If you can ensure delivery before the first Triple T race Friday I’ll take a 12 pack and get the promotions going on the East coast for you…just deliver to the transition area and look for the guy with the magical fire sunnies.
A
Here’s the recipe I have been using all spring now:
You can mess around with this recipe quite a bit and it’s hard to wreck it.
Hey Jay,
Yummy looking bar. I have a question for you. Where do you do your lap swimming there in San Clemente? I will be moving up that way in a couple weeks to be close to my fav surf spot, Churches!
I see Saddleback has a masters program and of course they have up in Mission Viejo.
Thanks,
G
I put these ingredients into nutritiondata.com recipe analyzer to approximate what’s in there (using 12 bars as the yield). Assuming sweetened coconuts and cranberries, creamy pb w/ salt, and using their odd measurements for raspberries and almonds, it came to roughly 380 cal, 50g carb, 12g protein, 16g fat.