Healthy Hermit Bars

Name: Healthy Hermit Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 1 9" pan, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds; 1/3 cup hot coffee; 2 tablespoons soft coconut oil; 2 tablespoons demerara sugar; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 cup molasses; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon clove; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/3 cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; 1/3 cup chopped almonds

Submitted by YummySmellsca

"Hermit bars are basically an old fashioned spice cookie baked into a soft, chewy bar filled with raisins and nuts. They're said to date back to the late 1800s when the wives of New England sailors would make these for their husbands to take out to sea because they traveled so well. These are made with 100% whole grains, Omega rich almonds and walnuts, and magnesium rich molasses and Demerara sugar."

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Ready In:: 48mins
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 1 9" pan
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
¹⁄₃ cup hot coffee
2 tablespoons soft coconut oil
2 tablespoons demerara sugar
¹⁄₄ teaspoon sea salt
¹⁄₄ cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon clove
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon allspice
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cardamom
¹⁄₃ cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained
¹⁄₃ cup chopped walnuts
¹⁄₃ cup chopped almonds

directions

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9" pan with parchment.
Whisk together the flaxseed and coffee in a small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.
In a large bowl beat together oil, sugar, salt and molasses until well combined.
Add vanilla and the flax mixture and beat in well.
Stir in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cardamom until well combined.
Fold in the raisins and nuts.
Spread in the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes (I usually do 18).

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Reviews

Great recipe. Used applesauce instead of oil and monk fruit instead of sugar plus one packet of stevia. Used mix of walnuts/almonds and pecans. Will be making this again and again since it’s now WFPB! It’s great! Did 17 minutes. This is a gem of a recipe!

Kermarw

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YummySmellsca

Canada

<p>Montessori teacher, nutritionist and pastry chef: baking is my passion, but teaching the value of good food to whole families is close to my heart too! I have a passion for re-instilling the love of good-quality, home-made and mostly healthy food into the hearts and kitchens of children and their families today. I believe that any ?homemade? food, even when labelled as naughty, is a more wholesome treat than pre-packaged, cookie-cutter junk.</p> 9408826"

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