Best Sunbutter And Honey Fruit Trail Bars Recipes

Fruit and Seed Bars image

Provided by Catherine McCord

Yield Makes 20 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds (also known as pepitas)
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons flax seeds
1 cup dried fruit (blueberries, raisins, currants, cranberries and/or cherries)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup sunflower butter

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a food processor, pulse the first 6 ingredients until finely chopped (it's ok if there are few coarsely chopped pieces).
Add the honey and sunflower and pulse until starting to combine.
Pour the mixture into a 9 x 9 inch pan, greased then line with parchment and press down into the pan until completely even.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Let the bars completely cool before cutting with a serrated knife into bars.
Serve.

Homemade Honey-Sunflower Butter image

Provided by thedailygourmet

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 1

2 cups honey-roasted sunflower seeds

Steps:

Pour sunflower seeds into the container of a high-powered blender, such as a Vitamix®, and secure lid.
Select Variable 1. Slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then switch from Variable to High. Use the tamper to push sunflower seeds into the blades, and mix until sunflower seed butter develops an oily sheen. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 2.6 mg, Sugar 0.8 g