This Energy Bar Made With 3 Ingredients is an absolute fun to make during summer months. This is a No Cook recipe and is ready in under 10 minutes.
Summer breaks are fun and tiring! Summer breaks are fun for kids and tiring for parents! It has been only 2 weeks since they are out of school, but it already feels like couple of months. One side of me is so enjoying the relaxed mornings and the fun day outs with the boys but the other side of me is ready to get them back to school.
Mom, can I have something to eat? This is the only other thing I hear from there apart from the constant fights between them. When choosing recipes for the 3 ingredients theme, I came across this energy bar recipe which sounded very fun. My boys do not like dates but my husband loves it. So this recipe would be a win-win situation for me as in it will be eaten up even if the boys did not eat it.
My dad had bought lot of dates from his recent trips to Middle East and they worked perfectly for this energy bar recipe. We do need the dates because it becomes the binding factor in the recipe. Apart from the dates, we can pick any dry fruits of our choice. I used cranberries as the dry fruit component and almonds for the nut component in this no bake energy bar recipe.
You could use the nuts as is or toasted. I personally like the toasted nuts as it has a lovely nutty flavor to it. Once you toast the nuts, make sure that they cool down to room temperature before grinding it.
Preparation time – 15 minutes
Cooking time – none
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make 3 Ingredients Energy Bar
- Dates – 1 cup
- Almond – 1 cup
- Dry fruits (your choice) – 1 cup (I used cranberries)
Step by step process
- You can use the nuts as it is in the recipe or toast it. If toasting the nuts, place them in a baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes in a 350 F oven. Remove from the oven and let it cool down to room temperature before continuing to the recipe.
- Once the nuts have cooled down, gather all the ingredients and place them in the food processor bowl.
- Pulse the ingredients to get them to combine. The dates might start to clump up, but make sure you separate them. Keep pulsing until the ingredients are all chopped down to small pieces.
- Now run the food processor for about 2 minutes to combine them together.
- Run the food processor for another minute or so until they come together as a ball.
- Place a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap on the work surface and drop the mixture on to it. Pat them to form a neat square and then wrap it up and chill overnight or at least for couple of hours.
- Remove it from the refrigerator and cut them into desired size pieces.
- Wrap them in plastic wrap or wax wrap and refrigerate. They can be eaten straight out of the refrigerator. They can also be placed outside. If placed outside the texture will be a little soft and chewy. The bars can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
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3 Ingredients Energy Bar
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dates
- 1 cup Almond
- 1 cup Dry fruits I used cranberries
Instructions
- You can use the nuts as it is in the recipe or toast it. If toasting the nuts, place them in a baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes in a 350 F oven. Remove from the oven and let it cool down to room temperature before continuing to the recipe.
- Once the nuts have cooled down, gather all the ingredients and place them in the food processor bowl.
- Pulse the ingredients to get them to combine. The dates might start to clump up, but make sure you separate them. Keep pulsing until the ingredients are all chopped down to small pieces.
- Now run the food processor for about 2 minutes to combine them together.
- Run the food processor for another minute or so until they come together as a ball.
- Place a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap on the work surface and drop the mixture on to it. Pat them to form a neat square and then wrap it up and chill overnight or at least for couple of hours.
- Remove it from the refrigerator and cut them into desired size pieces.
- Wrap them in plastic wrap or wax wrap and refrigerate. They can be eaten straight out of the refrigerator. They can also be placed outside. If placed outside the texture will be a little soft and chewy. The bars can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
Jolly says
Energy bars are my favourite dessert for any occasion. I loved this instant recipe of energy bars. This look super indulgent.
Mayuri Patel says
Perfect little squares of a healthy sweet treat. A simple and yet such a great bar to take care of the sweet tooth.
MinaJoshi says
These look delicious. I love dates and nuts so this recipe is certainly a winner with me.
Vandana says
10 minutes recipe with 3 ingredients, what more can you ask for. They look delicious, I will the recipe today itself.
Shobha Keshwani says
These are really very easy to make and loaded with nutrition.
Vanitha says
Can I know which food processor you are using? I need to buy one:
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Vanitha, I have a cuisinart food processor and love it!
Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated says
I love making my own simple, healthy snacks, but I've never tried a recipe like this one before. I've got all the ingredients in the kitchen right now. Definitely going to give it a try!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Nicola! Do let me know how you liked it. This is one of the easiest recipe that I have made and absolutely loved it.
Raia T. says
So easy and healthy! Definitely trying these for my kids. ?
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Raia! Definitely a healthy snack for kids.
Platter Talk says
Very right on, for a fall snack for the troop during leaf raking detail! Thank you.
Taylor Stinson says
These look like the most perfect and healthy snack! Love using dates as a natural sweetener!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Taylor!
Taylor Stinson says
These look so easy and healthy! I love using dates as a natural sweetener!
Allison Mattina says
These looks great! perfect for those times I want something sweet in the afternoon.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Allison!