Revive Your Energy with These Gluten and Dairy-Free Ayurvedic Protein Bars
Updated: 6 days ago
Plant based, protein packed and easy to make. Bake a batch and replace grab n' go snacks.
I've been sharing this recipe with clients for many, many years and it's a crowd pleaser for all ages. It didn't take long before these plant powerhouse became the bar of choice for the cycling enthusiasts in the house. A tried and true favorite of clients, friends and neighbors.
"No need to purchase pricey and frankly, not so tasty protein bars. I am a no baker and I succeed with these evertytime!" –Veena
I started out making this with my son when he was four years old for a health snack. When we would grocery shop, I would ask him to read the nutition labels. We did this for years. If either of us did not recognize an ingredient, we determined it was not the food for us. Decades later, I am find myself saying to clients:
"If you don't know the words on the nurition label, don't eat it."-Veena
Ayurvedic Protein Bars--Gluten & Dairy Free
Ingredients:
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup unsalted toasted sunflower seed kernels
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup dried cranberries (or goji berries or dried cherries)
1 cup pumpkin seeds (the plump, green and toasted ones, not flat, white ones)
1 cup natural almond butter, sunflower seed butter or cashew butter
1 cup maple syrup * Adjust the recipe based on your food program. Get creative.
Directions:
1. Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix dry ingredients (seeds, coconut, nuts and berries) in one bowl.
3. In separate bowl, dump nut butter and maple syrup.
4. Stir together.
5. Good to use a warm bowl that was heated in hot water. (in place of microwaving)
7. Mix nut butter and maple syrup with rubber spatula until smooth.
8. Add dry ingredients to almond butter and maple syrup and mix thoroughly.
9. Scrape mixture into 9-by-9 ovenproof dish and spread flat with rubber spatula.
10. Bake for about 20 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
11. Cut them into bars.
12. The bars will harden as they cool.
Revive Your Energy with These Gluten and Dairy-Free Ayurvedic Protein Bars are a healthy choice.
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Veena fell in love with the traditional medicine used in her family’s home, learning herbal remedies at her grandmother's knee.
These childhood experiences were the seeds of a lifelong passion. For over 30 years, Veena has dedicated her life to the world’s oldest healing system: Ayurveda.
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