We are on candy overload
and the holiday season hasn’t even officially begun.
I was planning a mini-cleanse
just to get me ready for the feast that spans
from Thanksgiving
through New Years.
However, I noticed that Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
is celebrating with 2 weeks of pie.
You know how I feel about pie.
How could I possibly cleanse with all that pie to look at
drool over
dream about.
Unfortunately, I don’t think my yoga pants will
expand indefinitely
so I need to keep my consumption in check.
I still want pie though.
and then I remembered
larabar apple pie bars were really good
almost as good as eating pie
and they’re healthy
and… I know how to make them
I’ve already made the brownie bar.
Now, I know for a fact that pie is in my future,
but these will hold me over for a bit.
Enjoy!
apple pie larabars:
1 1/2 cup of raw slivered almonds
1 1/2 cup of pitted dates
1 small cored/peeled apple
1 tsp apple pie spice
in a food processor
pulse the almonds until you have almond meal
next add in the dates
pulse a few times
add in the apple
the mixture will be very thick
pulse until everything is well combined
add in the spice and pulse a few more times
form into a square and wrap in plastic
chill until firm
{these will not be as hard as the brownie bars – because of the liquid from the apple}
if you want a drier bar – use dried apple bits instead
makes about 10 bars
About Heather @French Press
LOL! You’re too funny. Sorry to, um, wreck your cleanse with my pie hijinks. But these bars seem pretty good to me! Pinned!
don;t get me wrong – they are good – but they’d be better with crust and caramel sauce
I really like this recipe! Thank you! THank you!
Shiloh
thank you
I would’ve succumbed to the 2 weeks of pie as well. These look tasty!
I am just starting to experiment with dessert/snack bar recipes. This looks really good. I think I would prefer it to real apple pie!
I keep thinking I will do some sort of veggie diet or juice cleanse…then I wake up and realize my sweet tooth just won’t let me. Plus with every good thing everyone is posting now…I would just be setting myself up to fail:-) Must get more yoga pants or make some healthy bars like these awesome ones:-)