As you probably already know, our neighbor gives us lots of dried fruits. Such as cherries, prunes, figs, and mixed fruits & nuts. So I usually like to try and come up with recipes that use some of those. I also had some Keto granola from Highkey that was good, but just too sweet for me, so I wanted to use it in a recipe where it wasn’t as sweet.
So the idea was to have a granola crust, the prune/cherry topping, and the coconut frosting on top. When I started to pour the prune/cherry mixture on top of the granola, it was too sticky and picked up the granola. So I just ended up mixing it all together into bars!
This is super quick, and easy to make, and it’s VEGAN people!!! It only takes 4-ingredients…well 5 if you include water as an ingredient.
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Prune/cherry crunch bars w/coconut frosting!! (Healthy/Vegan)
Ingredients
Bars
- 3-4 cups Granola (I used Highkey Brand, Cinnamon/Almond)
- 2 cups Dried Prunes
- 1 cup Dried Tart Cherries
- 1 cup Water
Coconut Cream Frosting
- 1 (13.5 oz.) can Coconut Cream (Chilled)
Instructions
- Place your coconut cream into the fridge to chill while you make the bars.
- Put your prunes and cherries in a medium saucepan with 1 cup of water. Turn on to med/high heat, and cook while stirring, until the water is gone.
- Pour 1-2 cups of the mixture into your blender or food processor and blend into a paste. Add water as needed. (you want a paste, NOT a liquid)
- Pour the paste and remaining prunes/cherries into a large bowl, and add the granola. Mix until fully combined. Dump the mixture into a 10x13 and spread out evenly into bars.
- Get your coconut cream out of the fridge and mix with a hand mixer until it gets a frosting like consistency. Kind've runny, but not like whipped cream (Stiff)
- Pour the coconut frosting over your bars and eat immediately, or allow to chill to eat later.
- Cut into bars, and Enjoy!!! Store covered in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.