Healthy Vegan No-Bake Protein bars
No bake, easy, healthy, sugar free homemade vegan protein bars. Author: Krista, www.bunnymommycooks.com
Servings Prep Time
12big bars* (check notes) 10min
Passive Time
up to 3 h
Servings Prep Time
12big bars* (check notes) 10min
Passive Time
up to 3 h
Ingredients
  • 200g of pitted dates
  • 200g of dried apricots
  • 100g of chia seeds
  • 100g of flaxseeds
  • 100g of sesame seeds
  • 100g of sunflower seeds
  • 100g of pumpkin seeds
  • 150g of rolled oats
  • 100g of finely chopped hazelnuts (optional)
  • 100g of dark vegan chocolate (optional)
  • hot water (to soak the dates)
Instructions
  1. cover the pitted dates with hot water and let them soak for 5 minutes. In case the chosen apricots are not fresh and have dried up too much, soak also them together with dates. Otherwise, if the apricots are soft, do not soak them;
  2. while the dates are soaking, in a big bowl mix together all the seeds and rolled oats;
  3. put the soaked dates and apricots in a food processor and blend them until you get a smooth, creamy paste. In case it’s hard to obtain a smooth texture, while blending add gradually few tablespoons of hot water until you get the desired texture;
  4. add the blended date and apricot paste to the dry ingredients and mix everything well together. Since the mixing might be a bit difficult, to spread the paste evenly it might be better to mix everything with hands. Mix until a solid mixture is formed;
  5. line a tray (I used a tray that is 26x19x5cm) with parchment paper and transfer the mixture in it. Press it well, so that all ingredients stick well together;
  6. (optional) if finely chopped hazelnuts are used, sprinkle them all over the surface of the mixture and press them lightly inside the mixture;
  7. put the mixture in the fridge (not freezer!) for up to 3 hours. It is possible to keep it in fridge also for less than 3 hours, but then it might be more difficult to cut the mixture into bars;
  8. when the waiting time is over take the mixture out of the fridge, cut it in bars (size and quantity is up to your choice) and, if using, cover them with melted dark chocolate. Store the bars for later in fridge.
Recipe Notes

* the size of my vegan protein bars is 3x4x10 cm, but in any case, the size and quantity of them is up to your choice