Eat with Janice: Aimee Song’s Raw Bar with a Protein Twist (Printable Recipe)

An inspired recipe based off of Aimee Song’s (SongofStyle) raw bar with a punch of protein and blending for a finer consistency. They’re sweet and salty and they make a great snack for morning rushes!

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So after making three batches of raw bars, I’ve written down and measured out exactly what worked for me and what didn’t, and I’m ready to share it with you. Because I’m also counting my nutrients, I’ve included the nutrition facts based off the measured ingredients as well.

Wendy’s coming over this weekend to make some more and I’m really excited to show her (and you) this delicious and nutritious recipe!

Aimee Song’s Raw Bars

  • Servings: 10-15
  • Difficulty: easy
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Tools

  • Oven
  • Baking Tray
  • Baking Mat or Parchment Paper
  • Spatula
  • Knife & Cutting Board
  • [Optional] Blender

You Will Need

  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats
  • 10-15 medjool dates, pitted (you can sub any dates, but you may have to change quantities so the bar sticks together)
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ¼ cup chia seeds
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 tsp each salt & pepper
  • 4 tbsp hemp protein powder (or your choice)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F on BAKE setting
  2. Roll out a piece of parchment paper or baking mat onto a flat tray. Mix dry ingredients: rolled oats, chia seeds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds with salt and pepper on the tray
  3. Add coconut oil to the dry mix and combine well with hands
  4. Spread granola mixture flat on the tray after mixing and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Mix and toss the granola at the halfway point (7.5 minutes) and continue baking until golden
  5. While granola is cooking, remove pits from dates and chop into small pieces. Set aside.
  6. Remove granola from oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes.
  7. [Optional Step] Transfer granola to blender, add hemp protein powder, blend at maximum speed for 4-5 pulses or until you think it’s nicely combined.
  8. [Optional Step] Also, you can blend the dates and it’ll make a nice paste to combine the granola with – but they’re easy to mix when chopped up too.
  9. Put granola, walnuts and dates together – mix them on the baking sheet.
  10. Spread and flatten mixture evenly over tray to desired bar thickness. If you had trouble getting them to stick together you can add more coconut oil, honey, agave syrup or even a nut butter to help it stick.
  11. Sprinkle with coconut flakes and cover completed bars with saran wrap before putting in freezer for 2 hours to set.
  12. Take them out of the freezer, cut into “bar sized” pieces and pack ‘em up in parchment paper or tupperware. You did it!

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* Nutritional info is approximated, I just entered all the ingredients into MFP and got the numbers from there. If you add in any extra binders, you can adjust accordingly on this free recipe analyzer here! *

I didn’t take photos of the unblended ones I made but those were tasty too. More crunchy while the blended are kind of like a LARAbar consistency. It’s all about your preference!

Comment down below if you decide to try this recipe out, let me know how it went for you or tag us @breakfromthepace on Instagram with photos!

Thanks for taking this break with me xx

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