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Cinnamon Orange Energy Bars with Orange White Cacao Frosting

I am alway amazed at the difference in people’s body types, and their ability to burn or store their calories. I store, my sweetie burns. Maybe it is because he runs (fast) over 16 miles a week and throws in 3 weight workouts on top of it. But even if he didn’t, I can guarantee that if we ate the same amount, I would put on weight and he would maintain.

 

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Part of that is the difference between men and woman but part is just simply biological. I am what is referred to in the horse world as “an easy keeper” meaning I don’t need many calories to sustain my weight.

When we are both eating high raw, my guy will start to drop weight. I have to work to get enough calories on his plate. And being vegan, when eating out for business lunches, if he is at a restaurant that doesn’t have vegan options, he ends up with a salad that just isn’t enough.

 

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Yesterday, I decided that it was time to make him some super healthy energy bars because I can’t bare to have him eat any that have processed ingredients. I whipped up some almond butter, and got to work on making a delicious, protein-filled, calorie packed bar. Nuts, seeds, raw oats, and some lovely orange and cinnamon to top it off, these bars are full of nutritional powerhouse stars!

You can eat them as is or frost them with the lovely orange white chocolate glaze. I love them with the topping! There are quite a few ingredients but believe me, these go together very quickly! Pretty much dump and stir.

Each bar (unfrosted) has approximately 184 calories, with 6 grams of protein, 17 grams of carbs and 11 grams of fat. Low fat they are not, high energy, they are! Eliminating the coconut oil will reduce the fat by about 2 grams per serving.

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67 Comments

  1. Kate wrote on May 2, 2013

    Is there any substitute for the oats?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Susan wrote on May 2, 2013

      Why do you need to replace the oats? That might give me a partial clue as to what direction to go in.

      Reply
  2. Jaime wrote on May 2, 2013

    I’m making these this weekend! YUM!

    Reply
  3. Therawfoodsisters wrote on May 2, 2013

    Love those bars! Sounds delicious and best option to snack one when you can´t find anything else on the road. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Susan wrote on May 2, 2013

      Thanks! They turned out quite nicely and travel well!

      Reply
  4. judith millsap wrote on May 1, 2013

    Just found your raw recipes
    Absolutely wonderful I want to try all of them.
    I am impressed , have been to many sites but I have
    1 comment. I wish you included the breakdown
    Calories. Carbs fat protein. Etc.
    T. Y. Judithjui

    Reply
    • Susan wrote on May 1, 2013

      I did on this one… 🙂 There are many places on-line that you can enter the ingredients of a recipe and it will give you the information.

      Reply
  5. Shernell wrote on May 1, 2013

    You always find new ways of catching our attention. Thank you for sharing your gift !

    Reply
  6. Shannon Murray wrote on April 30, 2013

    I really love that there are two options for these delicious energy bars! White cacao with orange zest??!! Yum! Plus I can make them early in the week and have them with me when I’m on the go and be nourished and well-fed, too! Thank you Susan for dreaming these up for us! And thank your sweetie, too, for inspiring this recipe!

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  7. Susan wrote on April 30, 2013

    Honestly, for me, the bulk of what I eat, if I want to maintain or even lose weight needs to be more on fresh veggies and fruit side. I use dehydrated items and nut based items in small quantities, as add ons. There are recipe calculators out there that can show you the breakdown of your food. You have to figure out for yourself, where your body wants to be as everyone is different.

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  8. The Vegan Cookie Fairy wrote on April 30, 2013

    I TOTALLY get where you’re coming from. I hold on to weight very easily, too. It seems to take absolute ages to drop, if it does at all.

    It seems to me that high-raw diets do end up being quite high in fat, even though they’re healthy fats. I don’t eat high raw, but I do sometimes worry whether I consume too many fats. Do you have any tips or advice to know how much is too much? There’s a lot of conflicting information out there, and I never know who’s right and who’s not.

    This recipe looks scrumptious, though. It’s mouthwatering 🙂

    Reply

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