Best Granola Bar Base!

Clairecunn · #1 09-28-2009, 04:00 PM

http://clairecoloredlenses.blogspot....anola-bar.html

Carmella · #2 09-28-2009, 07:12 PM

Claire!

Thanks so much for posting this; your timing couldn't be more perfect! I have one more D day planned before we leave for our big road trip and I was actually planning to make granola bars!

Will let you know how they turn out!

Clairecunn · #3 09-29-2009, 12:28 PM

yes, please do! Hope they turn out good

Hilariousbee · #4 09-30-2009, 06:59 AM

These look delicious! One question, when recipes call for dehydrated nuts, what does that mean? Soaked, then rinsed then d? For how long/what temp do you d for?

And what's the difference with d-ing the pulp vs. whole nuts?

Clairecunn · #5 09-30-2009, 09:00 AM

As I'm a newbie to raw foods myself, I'm pretty sure "dehydrated nuts" are soaked/sprouted raw nuts, and then dehydrated...as you said. I did not do that to the nuts in this recipe.

As for the almond pulp, I use the pulp as opposed to the fresh nut or wet pulp for two reasons. 1.) I have a ton of it around from making almond milk all the time, and 2.) the wet-to-dry ratio will vary if using fresh ground almonds or wet almond pulp instead of dehydrated pulp. The difference will be minor, but a difference none the less. Also, if you just process raw nuts, you have to watch it so you don't turn the "flour" into a nut butter.

sirren · #6 11-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Just made this

its really good!
Hubby wanted melted white chocolate on his two bars so thats what the white stuff is...

Carmella · #7 11-09-2009, 09:03 PM

I've also made these to take along for the road. I added a few spoonfuls of various superfoods (lucuma, maca and mesquite) to the basic recipe. Yummo!

Dara · #8 11-10-2009, 07:24 AM

Wow, those look really good. I really need a dehydrator. I realize they can be made without one, but I'd like to try them with one.

renegadecd · #9 11-11-2009, 04:55 AM

Did everyone actually buy the special raw rolled oats or did you use something else? Thinking of substituting regular rolled oats because I just cannot special order another novel raw food ingredient.

sirren · #10 11-12-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by renegadecd

Did everyone actually buy the special raw rolled oats or did you use something else? Thinking of substituting regular rolled oats because I just cannot special order another novel raw food ingredient.

yeah i get them at our local organic store, its like 1.30 a lb! pretty cheap