Fresh Veggies

Fresh Veggies
great produce=Great eating

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

COOKIE RECIPE FOR AUGUST: Fantastic Gluten-Free, dairy and egg free,Granola Bars (ssshhhh these are very healthy and can be Vegan)







This is a simple and beautiful recipe..don't tell the kids, but these ARE healthy.
ANOTHER recipe that has been around for years well before the now TRENDY Vegan Moniker!

This recipe is made in a 11 x7 inch baking pan/ovenproof dish..cut into bars while still warm but allow to cool before removing from pan

I like to make the batter and  leave in bowl for 1 hour just to allow the mix to "mature" before baking..the choice is yours.
*The use of honey makes it Vegetarian as vegans do not eat honey.


1/2 cup roasted nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew & etc.)
1/2 cup agave syrup (or a combination of honey*, sourgum, molasses)

1 cup unsweetened coconut shreds
2 cups Hulled sesame seeds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped cashews, peanuts or almonds   
The dry ingredients may be toasted in oven or heavy skillet (I love this recipe either way)

Beat the nut butter and syrup, until well blended.
Stir in the dry ingredients (if toasted allow to cool before mixing)
Place in the greased/oiled pan, and using wet hands smooth  to 1/2 inch thickness in pan.

Bake middle shelf 350F 10-15 mins until the edges are brown.

Remove and cool on wire rack in pan..cut while warm






Did you know that?:
each honey bee travels 55,000 miles for every pound of honey produced by a hive


Each pound of honey produced contains the nectar from 2 million flowers

The average lifespan summertime of a honey bee is 40 days, during which  time each bee will have collected enough nectar for 1/4 tsp finished honey!
In dormant wintertime it is 6 months

Please plant more pollen rich organic flowers for the bees and stop using pesticides in gardens/fields.


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