My 10-ingredient PROBAR hack is a big hit in our house. Have any of you tried a batch of your own? I’ve been experimenting with different ingredients and ratios and I must share this version – Dark Chocolate Sea Salt & Fig Bars. The salty-sweet comination is a winner!
Dark Chocolate Fig and Sea Salt Bars
Author: James
Recipe type: Snack
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Serves: 16 bars
Salty sweet whole food fuel for a fraction of the price.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole unsalted almonds
- 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup ground flaxseeds
- 8 dried figs
- 12 pitted dried dates
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- heaping ½ cup brown rice syrup
- sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease or line a 9" x 7" baking dish with parchment paper.
- Soak dates and figs in a bowl of water.
- Grind flax seeds in coffee grinder.
- Combine almonds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, oats into a food processor. Pulse until almonds are mostly chopped in quarters. Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Combine dates and figs into the food processor. Process until the mixture turns into a paste.
- Add fruit mixture and brown rice syrup to the large mixing bowl. Mix until brown rice syrup is evenly distributed to bind all ingredients together. I've found that this step is best done with your hands!
- Firmly press mixture into pan/baking dish.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- When cool, cut into bars.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 bar Calories: 331 Fat: 16g Saturated fat: 3g Carbohydrates: 44g Fiber: 7g Protein: 8g
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Looks great, but where to buy Brown Rice Syrup in St. Louis area?
Whole Foods sells brown rice syrup. You’ll find it in a jar near other sweeteners like honey and maple syrup. I have seen it at Schnuck’s before too. Come back to let us know if you make the bars!
I’ve tried making energy bars several times and they have never turned out anywhere near this good. This recipe is a winner. Well done Team Dice!
Ross – thanks for the awesome feedback. I felt the same way about homemade bars before I made these, too. Glad you like them!
Hi! Is it possible to substitute honey for brown rice syrup? I’m having some trouble finding it. Worried though that honey will make the bars too sticky/difficult to eat. Either way, I’m looking forward to trying the recipe! Thanks!
Hi Alison! It should work, but will probably require less honey than the amount of brown rice syrup it calls for. We’d suggest adding half the amount and slowly increasing from there as needed until a sticky (but not too sticky) mixture forms.
Thank you! I think I’m going to make a batch today!
Hi! Great recipe– I plan on using homemade probars as fuel while hiking the Colorado Trail in the coming month. However, I feel the recipe could use a few points of clarification:
-it would be helpful to say whether to drain the fig/date mix or not before puree-ing, and
-while choc. chips and sea salt are listed as ingredients, it is never stated when to add them. Fairly easy to figure out, but could be helpful.
Thanks!
Hi Laura! Thanks for the feedback. And great questions.
Yes, drain the fig/date mixture. Add the chocolate chips in step 6 with the fruit mixture. Sprinkle the sea salt on top after you press them into the pan in step 7. Hope that helps.
Enjoy your time on the trail – we love hiking in CO.