All hail the pumpkin season!!! I love this time of year so incredibly much! I enjoy as much pumpkin recipes as I can during this time of year! However, this year I am working on healthy alternatives to all the pumpkin treats I love! I have been dying to make homemade laura bars because these babies are so darn expensive! Surprisingly, these were very easy to make and tasted uuhhh-mazing! (plus they were cheaper than buying them in stores!) Win Win!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (pitted) Medjool Dates
- 3 tablespoons of dried Cranberries
- 3 tablespoons Pumpkin Puree
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of Traders Joe's Pumpkin Spice
Directions:
- Begin by chopping your almonds into small bits. I used a nutribullet which took me forever so i recommend a food processor, be careful not to cream the nuts just chop them. Remove the nut mixture and
set aside.
- Then mix, dates, raisins, pumpkin puree, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and
cinnamon. Combine until it creates a very sticky texture. Again, it took me awhile to do this in my nutribullet. I had to do small portions at time but I got it.
- Remove the mixture from the processor, place in a large mixing bowl and fold in the chopped Almonds.
- Place final mixture in a flat pan and let set over night.
- Cut bars to the size of your liking and Enjoy!
XoXo
Ashley
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