Apple Walnut Chia Snack Bars Recipe

This recipe is great to have on hand for an afternoon snack or pre/post-workout treat. These delicious snack bars store perfectly in the fridge or freezer so you have a delicious snack any time you want.

Ingredients:

1 chia egg (1 tbsp ground chia seeds + 3 tbsp warm water)
2 ¼ cups rolled oats
1 cup ground walnuts
½ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
8 Medjool dates, soaked, chopped
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
4 tbsp Barlean's Organic Coconut Oil
1 cup organic apple, grated

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Directions:

1. In a small bowl make your chia egg. Combine ground chia seeds with warm water and whisk until a gel forms. Set to the side.
2. Add oats to a food processor and pulse a couple of minutes until it resembles flour.
3. Add ground walnuts, salt, cinnamon, and chopped dates. Pulse again until ingredients combine.
4. Add maple syrup, coconut oil, and prepared chia egg. Then pulse to combine.
5. Add grated apple and pulse just to combine.
6. Remove dough from the processor, it should hold together and be slightly sticky. Press into a parchment-lined brownie pan and place it in the fridge to set.
7. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Image via Deanna Harris