Nut & Fruit Delight Copycat KIND Bars

Packed with nuts, seed, and dried fruits, these homemade copycat KIND bars are truly addictive. They are healthier than the original bars and super easy to make. My copycat recipe features a combination of my favorite healthy ingredients, including nuts, seeds, and dried fruits. Aside from adding color and flavor, dried fruits also add fiber, minerals, and vitamins to them. I like using raisins and cranberries. Chop them into smaller pieces for easy mixing.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword clean eating dessert or snack, copycat kind bar recipe, fruit and nut kind bar recipe, healthy nut bars, nut fruit copycat kind bars

Servings 12

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups almonds, walnuts or a mix chopped roughly
1 cup raisins, cranberries or any other dried fruit
3/4 cup seed - hemp, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower
1/4 cup peanut (or any nut) butter
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut butter - store bought or recipe below in notes
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Line an 8 x 8” baking pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some overhanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.
In a large mixing bowl, combine your nuts, dried fruit and seeds and mix well.
In a small microwave dish place nut butter, honey and coconut butter and gently melt in 30 second bursts at 50% power and stir together. Or you can use a small saucepan on the stovetop.
Once melted, add to the nut/fruit/seed mixture and mix until well combined. You want all ingredients to be coated in the ‘gluey’ ingredients that hold the bars together.
Transfer the mixture to the lined pan and press firmly into place. Refrigerate until firm.
When the bars are firm use the parchment paper handles to lift out the bars and cut into 14-16 or more smaller squares.
TO STORE. While these homemade snack bars won’t go bad at room temperature, I recommend you store them in the fridge to prevent them from falling apart.
TO FREEZE. Freeze your copycat bars for up to 2 months.

Notes

Homemade Coconut Butter

If you are anywhere near the health food or fitness circles, you have no doubt heard of coconut oil by now.

But have you ever heard of coconut butter? Oh my gosh is it good. It tastes like the most delicious, decadent, oh-so-bad-for-you treat.

Except, it’s not. It’s actually good for you. In fact, coconut butter packs a boatload of benefits:

It’s rich in lauric acid, which boosts immunity and destroys harmful bacteria, viruses, and funguses.

It actually boosts your metabolism, which aids in weight loss and increases energy levels.

Its a superb ingredient for protecting and replenishing the hair and skin

It’s packed with healthy fats, so you feel full longer.

It’s full of essential amino acids, calcium, and magnesium.

Basically, coconut butter is just plain awesome.

It’s so creamy, buttery, naturally sweet and full of nutrients, and it’s hard to believe that this tasty Homemade Coconut Butter from Scratch is made with one ingredient!

You may not know this, but a jar of high-quality coconut butter can be expensive. Yes, that is one of the reasons that you should make you own - it’s unbelievably easy.

Besides being incredibly good for you, coconut butter greatly enhances the creamy texture of desserts, smoothies, ice creams, fudge and hot beverages. Even a spoonful out of the jar is not a bad thing. 😊

Once you start using it, you'll find many other ways to sneak it into your diet. ;)

Go here for the recipe: Homemade Coconut Butter

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