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Date cashew cereal

2/20/2014

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    It's the happy accidents that make for great discoveries. And no happier am I than when that accident involves delicious food. I'm strollin' along through the grocery store and I spot some Larabar Cookie Dough snacks in one of the isles. Did I spell that word right? I don't care. Anyway, it looks super good and, after reading the ingredients, I see it is also super easy to make. So I go home with the intention of recreating this simple snack. 

    Flash forward to me as I flashback getting home. I look up a few suggestions for similar bars and get to work. As I start the process, I add my own ingredients here and there to make it my own, and hope for the best. Before long, I've got a paste of some sort that needs to be pressed and molded before being frozen in the freezer. I do just that with about four bars, but realize I have a little bit left of the crumpled mixture that wouldn't be worth putting in foil to harden. Instead, I take out a bowl, pour some almond milk, and drop the mixture in. As I eat the concoction, I realize I haven't created a delicious nut bar, I've made a delicious cereal. 

    I pull out all the foils containing the granola mixture and dump it in a zip lock bag. Then I add more cashews and flaxseed, an ingredient that had previously been absent. I've been missing cereal for a long time since I omitted wheat from my diet (and almost all oats as well) and this cashew nut mixture hits the spot and was a breeze to put together with a food processor. 
    Here's the break down:


    INGREDIENTS:

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-1 cup of dates


-1/2 cup of cashews or almonds (or mixed)


-1/2 cup sunflower seeds 


-1/3 cup of flaxseed 


-Spoonful of raw honey


-1 Tbsp of vanilla extract


-1 Tbsp of coconut oil


-Dash of salt 


-Dash of brown sugar




    DIRECTIONS:


1). Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend.


2). Transfer to a zip lock bag.


3). Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Enjoy. 


    This will produce about six servings. Experiment with a variety of nuts and fruits to make the recipe your own work of art. 
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