This is what I eat instead of candy bars.

when I get a sugar craving this is the healthy alternative that I instead of those empty calories that you get from regular store-bought candy bar they're naturally sweetened and super easy to make but more importantly they taste great and are a lot cheaper when made in bulk at home all you need is 10 minutes 5 ingredients in a food processor and if you want to learn how to turn any treat into delicious healthy recipe follow the link in the description to get my free ebook I start by making a sticky base using dates or other dry fruit and for dates there's no need to buy the expensive medjool dates you can use any regular pitted dates you can find in your local store like this kind of dry dates which are the most affordable but work just fine for this recipe also use whole cup dry apricots and Healthcare prunes to cut down the sweetness of the dates and also improve the flavor anyway you should soak dates and apricots in hot water for 10 minutes before adding them to your food processor this will make them soft and easy to blend but first I grind down the nuts because I don't and crunchy like granola bars and here I have helped up this broken cashew nuts which are the same thing with less price but you can use any other nuts you like or have on hand then drain the fruits you can see it's quite soft now and I had everything in my food processor together with the prunes and blend on high for one to two minutes until smooth and there's no chunks remain you may also have to stop a few times to scrape down the sides and now you have the sticky mixture that will hold the ingredients together to make them more like a chocolate candy I'm going to add quarter cup cocoa powder and two bulkado recipe I prefer to add 1 cup desiccated coconut and blend one more time and tablespoon or two of Oats depending on how sticky it is by the way coconut is not just cheaper compared to other ingredients it is also super high in dietary fiber with 16.3 grams of fiber per cup so it has more than double compared to beans and chickpeas and 50 more than my beloved oats once everything is combined you should transfer the dough on a line baking dish like this Square brownie pan and I use my hands to spread the dough evenly into the pan then I place a small piece of parchment paper and use a measuring cup to press and smooth it out now it needs some time in the fridge to firm up and make it easier to cut into actual homemade candy bars it takes me two to three hours in the fridge or 30 minutes or so in the freezer and we can cut it into smaller PC Cedar bars or squares larger size or bite-sized pieces it's all up to your preference or how much you need to satisfy your sweet to it but keep in mind because of the dry fruit and nuts it's definitely not a low calorie type of candy so treat it like any other candy since the base of this recipe are nuts and dates you can add almost anything to better suit your tastes there are endless possibilities of flavor combinations try to keep it healthy and minimally processed and if you buy ingredients like nuts and seeds in bulk you can significantly cut down the cost per bar of this delicious healthy candy and you can also make this nutritious homemade granola you can have for breakfast or you can break into pieces and enjoy as a snack while hiking or traveling check out that recipe now thank you so much for watching see you in another video stay healthy stay happy

Channel: How To Cook Smarter

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Id: 1o2b6n54fc4

Length: 3min 20sec (200 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 12 2023