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Raw Cacao Goji Energy Bars

Need some quick raw food energy to get moving in the morning? Or a fast raw food afternoon pick me up? These bars are the perfect thing for that. Tasty, sweet and made with super healthy ingredients, they not only satisfy your hunger, they provide easily accessible, high nutrient energy to get or keep you going.

 

 

Almonds, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds make up the bulk of the recipe. With added goji berries, and cacao nibs, these bars really pack a punch.

We know about the benefits of almonds. They are high in protein, zinc and calcium. Almonds are also a great source of vitamin E magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron. But did you know that pumpkin seeds are nutritional power houses? Considered a super food, Pumpkin seeds are full of magnesium, which keeps bones strong, promotes healthy heart function and supports your nervous system’s function, B vitamins, and are packed with protein! They are also a good source of iron, zinc and fiber!

Golden flax seeds contain 27 cancer preventing substances while also giving you a good dose of omega 3’s, which are great in the battle against heart disease. Goji berries are high in protein, amino acids and are packed with antioxidants. Cacao nibs are partially ground cacao beans, which are the beans that chocolate comes from. Cacao is full of antioxidants and trace minerals and will give you a little pick me up, too!

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87 Comments

  1. Veronica wrote on October 4, 2011

    Hello, I’ve never dehydrated before but will be making these today. When you say “Peel off dehydrator sheet, dehydrate for 2 more hours” do you mean place directly on the sheet that comes with the dehydrator?
    Thanks, Veronica

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  2. Robyn wrote on September 25, 2011

    They look soooo good on the dehydrater! Minus sweetner, added applsauce instead.

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  3. aimee krzywicki wrote on June 17, 2011

    sooo excited to create these :]

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  4. tamara akneen wrote on June 10, 2011

    These looked so good I had to make them. I didn’t have pumpkinseeds so I used 1/2 cup sunflower (sprouted) & 1/2 cup hemp seed, added a little vanilla powder and some rasins. They are wonderful,my 2 year old loves them as well as my 12 year old and that is not easy to do… Thank you.

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  5. Susan wrote on February 20, 2011

    Exactly as it says. Dehydrate for two more hours after you remove them from sheets. Then cut them into bars and dehydrate for an additional 2-3 hours. Your dehydration time will be different than mine unless you had exactly the same dehydrator, sitting next to mine under the same circumstances. So…dehydration is an estimate. In my dehydrator, on that given day, 7 hours 45 minutes plus.

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  6. Grace wrote on February 20, 2011

    Re: Instruction #7. You say to dehydrate for 2 more hours and then at this point to cut them into bars. So do you mean dehydrate them for 2 more hours, then cut them into bars and dehydrate them for an additional 2-3 hours. To further clarify…is the total cooking time 7hrs45min-8hrs45min….or 5hrs45min-6hrs45min….thank you and your website and recipes are awesome!

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  7. Michelle wrote on February 10, 2011

    Ok just finished putting the raw chocolate topping on & have 3/4 of the topping left over. Seems you could cut the topping recipe in 1/3 and still have plenty. I’m a little disappointed as I’ve wasted a lot of expensive cacao butter making all of this topping…hope they’re yummy because I have to find something to do with all of the leftovers!

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    • Susan wrote on February 10, 2011

      I always have a little left over, but not that much. And honestly, I can always find a use for raw chocolate! Make it into a chocolate bar with goji berries and nuts!

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