Snack Time

We are currently in a holding pattern waiting for the movers to come pick up our stuff so we can get a start on our cross country road trip. In the hopes of making our cozy car feel a little like home, I have baked some dried fruit and nut bars to pack as a snack. I created a variation of the not so oatmeal raisin cookie recipe and added in sunflower seeds and maple syrup.

Recipe:

Ingredients
2 1/4 C raw almonds
3/4 C walnuts
1 1/2 C pitted dates
1 1/2 C shredded coconut
3 eggs
1 C apple juice infused cranberries

3/4 C sunflower seeds
pinch of nutmeg

pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 C maple syrup

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor blend: almonds, walnuts, dates, coconut, nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon. Empty the blended ingredients into a bowl. Pulse half of the sunflower seeds a few times just to break them up and the add them to the rest of the mixture in the bowl. Add the remaining whole sunflower seeds and the cranberries into the bowl and incorporate them evenly into the mixture.  Add in the 3 eggs and maple syrup to the bowl and mix with your hands -- make sure the eggs and maple syrup are incorporated. Put the mixture into a greased casserole dish and push it down to spread it evenly. Cook at 350 for 30-40 minutes - until the edges start to brown the middle feels firms. Let cool and then slice the bars and enjoy!

I am excited to have a little taste of home while we are on the road!