BITES OF HEALTHY FOOD; ‘ Maca Energy Bars ‘

When you start reading all about eating healthy, there are certain foods that come up.  Kale, chia seeds, goji berries and maca are just some of them.

Maca root is a tuber, kind of like a potato.  It is very well known as a natural energy booster.

It can also help with hormonal issues such as menopause and fertility.

Maca is rich in B vitamins as well.  So I decided to make an energy bar with it.

This energy bar is not only vegan, but grain free and gluten free too.

Here is a Recipe l Found to Try:

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup flax meal
• 1/2 cup pepitas
• 2 T chia seeds
• 2 T maca powder
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup almond butter
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

• In a food processor, grind the almonds into a course consistency.
• Add them to a bowl with the sunflower seeds, maca powder, flax meal, pepitas, chia seeds and salt.
• In a saucepan, combine the maple syrup, almond butter and coconut oil.
• Mix until all are well combined.
• Add it to the bowl with the dried ingredients.
• Tear a sheet of parchment slightly bigger than an 8X8 pan.
• Line an 8X8 pan with the paper.
• Spread in the mixture and pack down tight .
• Place in the fridge to set.  About 1 hour.

You should get 8 bars out of a batch according to the recipe ingredients.

Store them in the fridge or even freeze them for longer storage.

Enjoy!

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