Forget about buying overly processed muesli bars, because now you can make your own healthy snack with Janella Purcell’s superfood bar recipe.

Not only are the bars gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan friendly, they’re also packed with nutritious ingredients including hemp seeds, spirulina, maca powder and cacao nibs.

Ingredients

1 cup pitted dates, or dried figs

1 cup almonds

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1/4 cup hemp seeds

1⁄4 cup Lifestream spirulina

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

1/3 cup cacao nibs

1/2 cup coconut shredded

2 tbsp maca powder

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 tsp cardamom, ground

1 tsp cinnamon, ground

1⁄4 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Cover the dried fruit, nuts and seeds in clean water and soak for at least 8 hours.
2. After soaking, rinse them in a colander and let them drain.
3. Place the soaked dried fruit and nuts/seeds in your food processor and whiz for 1 minute to get a chunky paste.
4. Add in the remaining ingredients. You may need to add a little water to get it to a nice puree, scraping down the sides once or twice – if it’s too dry, add in 1/4 cup more coconut oil and process again (the processing will heat the coconut oil enough to help it blend everything).
5. Scoop the mixture out into a large glass pan and press it down firmly with a spoon to even everything out. Alternatively you could also make these into bite-sized balls.
6. Freeze for 30 minutes or refrigerate for one hour to harden.
7. Cut with a knife and package them individually.

Recipe Courtesy Of Lifestream