Homemade Nak'd Bars
These homemade nak'd bars are raw fruit and nut bars. They are every bit as delicious as the original, but cost a third of the price. Homemade nak'd bars have just 3 ingredients - dates, raisins and nuts, and take less than 10 minutes to make.
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
Ingredients
- 110 g dates
- 50 g sultanas
- 50 g mixed nuts finely chopped
Instructions
- Add the dried fruit to a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth.
- Tip the mixture onto a board. Add the chopped nuts and knead them into the mixture. (If you add them to the processor, you'll lose the texture of the nuts).
- Divide the mixture into 6 equal balls.
- Shape each ball into an oblong log (or leave them as balls if you prefer).
Notes
Use the basic recipe to make your favourite variants and flavours:
- For chocolate fruit and nut bars, add a rounded tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa to the food processor
- Add the grated zest of half a small orange for a natural orange flavour
- In place of raisins, you can also use dried blueberries, cranberries or cherries. You could also use a teaspoon of freeze-dried raspberries. Avoid using fresh fruit which will make the mixture too wet.
- Vary the nuts to suit your taste. Unsalted cashews, hazelnuts and almonds all work well.
- If you want a higher protein variant of these raw fruit and nut bars, add a tablespoon of peanut butter to the mixture in the food processor, and increase the nuts in the recipe to 100g.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 22.6gProtein: 2.5gFat: 4.4gSaturated Fat: 0.4gFiber: 2.9gSugar: 12.5g
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