Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Fruit-Nut Snack Bars

Description:

I bought a health bar the other day called a Lara Bar (larabar.com). I was ecstatic because the ingredients were not 'avoids.'

Ingredients:

    Prune-Nut Snack Bar
  • 2 cups dried pitted prunes
  • 2 cups unsweetened dried apples (I used Grannny Smiths from Trader Joes, no additives)
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2-1 teaspooon cinnamon [or use a BTD compliant substitute]

    Date-Nut Snack Bar
  • 2 cups dates
  • 1 1/2 cup dried unsweetened apples (I used Granny Smiths from Trader Joes, no additives)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon [or use a BTD compliant substitute]
How to make it:

    Prune-Nut Snack Bar
  1. Put all ingredients in the Cuisinart.
  2. Start with 2 cups prunes.
  3. Blend until mixture is soft and sticks together when pressed together with fingers.
  4. Add more prunes only if necessary to get mixture to stick together when pressed in a pan.
  5. Press mixture into a 9-inch square pan or a 9-inch pie plate.
  6. Cut into small squares or rectangles.
  7. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
  8. Eat as a snack

    Date-Nut Snack Bar
  9. Put all ingredients in the Cuisinart.
  10. Start with 2 cups dates.
  11. Blend until mixture is soft and sticks together when pressed together with fingers.
  12. Add more dates only if necessary to get mixture to stick together when pressed in a pan.
  13. Press mixture into a 9-inch square pan or a 9-inch pie plate.
  14. Cut into small squares or rectangles.
  15. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
  16. Eat as a snack.

    Note:
    Dates and raisins are to be used infrequently for many disease conditions, so I made up two recipes, one with the original ingredients, the other with prunes. I look forward to making up a version of this fruit bar using dried apricots and walnuts - as well as other dried fruits and nuts.