My big sis just had a little baby boy, (her first) so I wanted to make a recipes that were quick and easy. Also I know that sometimes after having a baby, everything may not be flowing like normal. That’s why I came up with these bars that are full of healthy fibers and lots of protein to keep a mama going! (In every sense of the word)
First ingredient is PRUNES!!! Our neighbor gives us bags of dried prunes, so it’s nice to have a quick and easy recipe to make that uses them! Prunes are FULL of health benefits!! High in fiber, potassium, vitamins, and iron. Plus they lower blood pressure, and cholesterol! Like I mentioned before, they help to keep everything moving inside!!
Next up…Dried cranberries!! These are also full of fiber and have a lot of nutrients packed into them! They contain Vitamins’ E, A, B-complex, and vitamin K! To add to their greatness, they also have amounts of copper, iron, and manganese!!
Old-Fashioned oats...my go-to for SO MANY of my recipes!! They are, you guessed it…rich in FIBER!! Along with lowering cholesterol, stabilizing blood sugar, and regulating digestion, they also aid with weight loss! I don’t know about you, but when I eat oatmeal, it holds me over for a LOOONNNNNGGGGGGGG TIME!! Especially when you put fruits and peanut butter on top!
I used Justin’s Peanut butter in this recipe. I sometimes use Teddy Bear, or smuckers. It’s just whatever our local stores carry or our neighbor gives us. But always natural! Peanut butter is my absolute FaVoRiTe next to chocolate! You can never have too much of either! Justin’s Peanut butter is linked her if you would like to purchase it!
We get our coconut oil from SAM’s because we’re serious about our coconut oil. We use it for cooking, baking, and all kinds of goodies! Coconut oil also has a ton of health benefits that I won’t bore you with. But if you wanna purchase your own, you can use any of the 3 links provided!!
We get our maple syrup locally and if you’re interested in purchasing some you can check out my friends website Shumakessugarshack so it’s the real deal. Or you can purchase on Amazon with the provided link above! (Like, I’ve went out in the woods with them and collected the sap, and helped boil. It’s a lot of fun, AND a lot of work! But so worth it when you know where it’s coming from and that it doesn’t have any added junk in it!)
Mmmm this picture is making me HUNGRY!!! Or hungrier at least!! I was hungry to start with, and writing about food doesn’t help the situation AT ALL!
Here I am hungry again and finishing up this post. Story of my life. Oh well, just made some of these so I’m just gonna devour one of these for dessert or a snack later!!
Prune/Craisin PB Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried prunes
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp natural peanut butter
Instructions
- Put the old-fashioned oats, prunes, and dried cranberries in your food processor and pulse until the prunes are in small pieces about the size of a raisin or a little bigger.
- Add the melted coconut oil, peanut butter, and maple syrup and pulse until combined.
- Press into an 8x8 pyrex dish and refridgerate until set as bars.
- Cut into 9 pieces and enjoy as a snack or dessert!
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