Hazelnut Fig Bars
I’m in limbo.
We are moving soon (just two months away..). It’s soon enough that I’m starting to get sad/nostalgic/motivated to start fresh/etc; but not soon enough that I can actually do anything about it. It’s too soon to start packing, too soon for goodbyes. I want to soak up the last bit of time here, but I’m having trouble with that. Nick is gone at training and I feel like I’m just doing busy work- filling up the time, not really enjoying the time. I’ve made a summer bucket list, but getting through it seems like more work than fun (even though I know I’ll regret it if we don’t do those things before we go).
I think I might be in a cooking rut, too. I was immersed in the GAPS Intro diet for two months and now that I’m on the other side of it, I need to get inspired all over again. I’ve quit meal planning and I’m just cooking on the fly for me and the kids. I need to break out of this whole thing and start fresh!
I did manage to mix up these faux Larabar-type bars a few days ago. It was hard not to eat them all in one sitting- snacks like this are tough for me to resist! It’s not good for me to be the only adult in the house with no accountability. One of these days you will find me laid out on the floor after a nut butter overdose, I’m telling you!
If you’re not into figs, you can substitute another dried fruit or more dates. But you should try them- they’re pretty good. And this is coming from a girl who was a fig hater for the first 20 years of life. Break free, people! Eat figs. Eat food you think you don’t like. It might surprise you. And you can always spit it out gracefully into your napkin, so there’s that.
Where is this post going? I need some direction. What’s going on with you guys? What inspires you? Share with me!
- 1 cup hazelnuts (I pre-soak and dehydrate mine)
- 1 cup dried figs, stems removed
- 1 cup pitted dates
- ½ cup coconut flakes or shredded coconut
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut manna/coconut cream concentrate/coconut oil
- Add hazelnuts, figs, dates and coconut to the bowl of a food processor. Process until all ingredients are finely chopped.
- Scrape down the bowl an add 1 tablespoon of coconut manna. Process until the mixture starts to stick together between your fingers. Add extra coconut manna if necessary.
- Press the mixture into an 8×8 pan (lined with parchment or plastic wrap). Let cool in the refrigerator until hardened, then cut into 12 bars. Keep stored in the refrigerator.
