Chocolate Superfood Granola Bars

This week I'm working on ditching the boxed granola bars. My kids could eat 100 of them in a week without blinking and MOST of them are total crap ingredients, loaded with sugar or totally expensive. These are Lära bar-esque but loaded with WAY more superfoods. Givem' a shot and tell me what you think!

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole pitted dates (or prunes)

• 1 cup dried fruit (like apricots, prunes, figs, raisins, cranberries, blueberries, or cherries)

• 1 cup chopped nuts (or seeds) (like almonds, walnuts, cashews, sesame seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds, or sunflower seeds)

• 2 scoops Shakeology, vegan chocolate

Instructions

1. Place dates, fruit, and nuts in a food processor. Pulse for 1 to 2 minutes; scrape sides of bowl.

2. Add Shakeology; process for 2 to 3 minutes, or until mixture becomes tiny crumbs that can come together to form a loose ball.

3. Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with cellophane. Press mixture into pan until flat. Cover tightly and refrigerate for 1 hour.

4. Cut into 12 bars. Store in refrigerator.

5. Tip: For additional flair add one or more of the following: ½ tsp. rum extract, ½ tsp. cinnamon, 1 Tbsp. raw honey, ½ tsp. vanilla extract, 1–2 oz dark chocolate chips, or 2 tsp. grated fresh ginger. Adding any of these items may change the nutritional information.

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