Home Made Lara Bars!

Today Nick and I channeled our inner hippie and made our own Lara Bars!  It was so easy... even though we burned out the motor in our blender.  Woops.  But other than that we did a great job.  Here is what we did:

1. Pitted 28 dried dates.
2. Pureed dates with stick blender. (This is when the motor burned out. I think a food processor or a VitaMix would have been more appropriate tools for this step.)
3. Ground up about half a pound of raw cashew nuts.
4. Mixed nuts and dates together with a wooden spoon, then my hands.
5. Formed bars.
6. Wrapped in plastic wrap.

 Our Lara Bars are made entirely with organic dates and organic, raw cashews.  They are about 250 calories each, which seems like a lot of a little bar, but it will be a fantastic on-the-go breakfast or a powerful snack for Nick before his softball games.

Relating to my post yesterday about fat, salt and sugar cravings, this would be an example of a very positive and wholesome way to fulfill a sugar or fat craving.

Very happy with our home made Lara Bars!