I thought after all of the holiday indulgence, it would be best to share something healthy about now–but also ridiculously easy and delicious. If you’re a fan of the Lärabar, you’re going to love these 3 Ingredient No-Bake Energy Bars.
Even if you’re not a fan, I think you’ll still love these! You can whip them up in just a few minutes in your food processor, and they can be stored in the refrigerator for several weeks and the freezer for up to 3 months! Once you’ve tried the basic recipe (you can use any combination of dates, nuts and other dried fruit) feel free to experiment with add-ins like sesame seeds and coconut. Here’s to a happy, healthy New Year!
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3 Ingredient No-Bake Energy Bars (Larabar Copycat)
Three ingredients is all you need to make this healthy, delicious Larabar copycat recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds or other nuts
- 1 cup dried cherries or other dried fruit
- 1 cup (12-15 whole) pitted dried dates
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse a few times just to mix things up. Separate the dates if they start to clump together.
- Process continuously for 30 seconds. Scrape the edges of the bowl and beneath the blade to make sure nothing is sticking.
- Process continuously until a ball is formed, 1-2 minutes. Continue processing for another 1-2 minutes, until the ingredients clump together and gather into a ball.
- Place the mixture in a bowl and cover and chill until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
- On a piece of wax paper, roll or press the mixture out with your hands until it forms an 8x8 inch square.
- Wrap and chill for at least an hour, or overnight, before cutting into bars.
- Store the bars in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to three months. The bars can be eaten straight from the fridge or freezer and will be firm, but chewy. Room-temperature bars (kept in a lunch bag or backpack all day) will be softer but still delicious!
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Who Dished It Up First: Adapted from The Kitchn.
These look delicious! I’m a huge fan of lara bars. But these look even better. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year
I do love larabars, and these look so easy! They’d be perfect for my after school snack- I’m pretty sure they’d combat my 3:30 sinking spell very nicely. 🙂
I do love making my own energy bars so this is a perfect recipe for me.. and wow only 3 ingredients too? I definitely need to try it!
Have you ever calculated calories or other nutritional values on these? thanks
I have not Angela, but a good tool for doing that is the My Fitness Pal App. And I’m sure there are online tools as well that let you plug in a recipe and get that information.
What is nutrition info …. Grams of sugar? Carbs? Calories?
There is nutrition info at the bottom of the recipe. To see more in-depth info you click on “more.”
what is a serving size for this treat? Don’t want to go over my calorie allotment
I usually cut them into 3-inch squares, but I don’t know how many calories are in each serving.