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Gluten-Free Dried Fruit Chia Seed Bars

Easy to make gluten-free chia seed bars.

by Jan Withington

Gluten-Free Dried Fruit Chia Seed Bars

Serves: 6 Prep Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
( 1 voted )

Ingredients

½ cup almonds, blanched

½ cup roasted pecans

¼ cup roasted sunflower seeds

¼ cup flaxseed

¼ cup dried blueberries

¼ cup dried cherries

¼ cup dried cranberries

2 tablespoons coconut flakes

1 tablespoon HerbaZest Lucuma Powder - GF

2 tablespoons hemp seeds

⅓ cup chia gel

1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, optional

CHIA GEL

1/2 cup water

3 tablespoons chia seeds

Instructions

  1. Spray a 13x23-cm loaf tin with coconut oil and set aside.
  2. Place almonds and pecans into a food processor and secure lid.  Pulse 3 to 4 times.
  3. Transfer chopped nuts into a medium-size mixing bowl.
  4. Place sunflower seeds, flaxseed, dried fruit, coconut flakes and Lucuma powder into the food processor. Pulse 15 to 20 times.  Add mixture to the chopped nuts.
  5. Add hemp seeds, chia gel, and honey or maple syrup to the mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
  6. Press mixture into prepared loaf tin. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  7. Slice into bars.

Note:

To make the chia gel, place 1/2 cup water and 3 tablespoons chia seeds into a food processor secure lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for about a minute.

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