My LO LOVES Ella's Kitchen Nibbly Fingers, but they are so darn expensive! Can anyone recommend soft granola bars that have minimal additives?
My LO LOVES Ella's Kitchen Nibbly Fingers, but they are so darn expensive! Can anyone recommend soft granola bars that have minimal additives?
coconut / 8305 posts
P shares my larabars with me all the time. Dates, nuts, & fruit for specific "flavors"... That's it, no added sugar or anything!
nectarine / 2886 posts
@runsyellowlites: Why didn't I think of that? I ate so many larabars when I was preg! Thanks for the rec!
pear / 1799 posts
Yep! Larabars!! So packed with whole foods ... and usually around a buck each.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
@runsyellowlites: can u get them at a regular grocery store or do you need to go to like trader joes or aoemething ? Lol
Sorry to threadjack
coconut / 8305 posts
@stargal: They carry them at Target & at our local grocer (heb).
nectarine / 2019 posts
I have this recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup almonds (or other nuts, raw or roasted but definitely unsalted)
1 generous cup Medjool dates, pitted
1 cup dried apricots (or other dried fruit like cherries, cranberries or dehydrated apples)
pinch sea salt
(optional add-ins: small amounts of lemon zest, lime zest, nut butter or cocoa powder)
Instructions
Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or wax paper. In a food processor, pulse the almonds until they are chopped (stop before they start turning into nut butter). Pour them into a bowl.
Process the pitted dates, dried apricots and sea salt until the dried fruits are mashed into a paste. They may try to ball up in the processor, in which case you’ll want to stop and break up the mixture with a spoon before continuing.
Break up the fruit mixture and add the nuts to the food processor. Process until the chopped nuts are incorporated evenly into the fruit mixture. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish, and use your hands to press it into an even layer.
Chill the baking dish in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, then use a sharp knife to cut the fruit-and-nut blend into squares or bars (I cut mine into 16 squares). Wrap each bar tightly for individual servings (see notes). These bars should last for a couple weeks at room temperature, but store them in the refrigerator or freezer for prolonged shelf life.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@junebugmama: thanks!! Those are all items LO regularly eats already.
apricot / 491 posts
Trader Joe's makes a line of NutraGrain-like bars. They come in blueberry, strawberry and maybe some others. They are pretty good; not as sweet as the NG version.
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