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