THE ALL IMPORTANT "ENERGY BAR"...

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When I began my quest to find a natural and super healthy energy bar in the market I was astonished by the quantity of mediocre and often really bad options I found out there. I experimented with different recipes, ingredients and combinations and, ultimately, I found the right recipe.
A favourite fuel for the energy-flagging rider is an energy bar. Now, the bars one can buy off the shelf are frequently saccharine sweet and require “mucho agua” (a lot of water for non Spanish speakers) to digest, in fact, they are more often not that good for you.
A great alternative then is..make them yourself.. !!!! Fuel your rides with these all natural, gluten free, dairy free and (refined) sugar free energy bars and the miles will fly by!!! You just have to remember the pedal though.
Below is the end result of a few months of trial and error and yes, sometimes those errors were only good for the rubbish bin – even professional chefs make mistakes you know !!!
Makes 6 large bars
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Equipment:
Food mixer
1 large mixing bowl
1 wooden spatula
1 baking tray
Baking parchment
Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats or GF oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup almonds, roughly chopped
1/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1/4 cup pitted Medjol dates, chopped
1 tbsp dark agave nectar
2 tbsp virgin coconut oil
3 very ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch of sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄2 teaspoon tunmeric
Variations:
You can also customise the recipe to your specific taste by adding or swapping ingredients such as…
– raw cocoa nibs
– raw honey
– candied stem ginger
– shredded & dried coconut
– linseeds
– chia seeds.
Preheat oven to 150C. Line the roasting tray with baking parchment.
To obtain an even texture, place the oats, seeds, nuts and dried fruit in a food processor and pulse for a few seconds, then transfer them in a large bowl.
Place the bananas, vanilla, agave nectar, salt, cinnamon and turmeric in a small food processor and process until smooth. Pour the banana pure’ over the oat mixture and stir until all the dry ingredients are evenly moist. Press mixture evenly into the bottom of the roasting tray.

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