Chia Prune Healthy Energy Bars
Ooey gooey chia prune healthy energy bars made with oats and naturally sweetened with fruit and pure maple syrup… The ultimate healthy spin-off!
Servings: 8 bars
Ingredients
Chia Prune Jam
- 1 cup prunes (chopped)
- 1 apple (peeled and chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Oat Pastry Dough
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp light spelt flour (can substitute with all purpose)
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats (have extra for sprinkling)
- 1/2 cup cold, unsalted butter (cubed)
- 2 tbsp pure liquid honey
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
For the jam
- Add prunes, apple, cinnamon, maple syrup and water into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and using an immersion blender, blend until a smooth jam texture.
- Next stir in the chia seeds and transfer to an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
For the bars
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a food processor, add in flour, oats, and salt and process for 5 seconds.
- Next, add in the butter and process again for 10-15 seconds.
- Drizzle in water and honey and process for another 15 seconds or until dough forms a ball.
- Place dough onto a floured surface and roll out into a 1/8-inch thick, 12x8 inch rectangle. Using a pizza cutter divide rectangle into 8 3x4 inch sections.
- Place 1 tbsp of jam in the centre of each cut section and fold the dough over from the sides to wrap like a burrito and place open side up on a lined baking sheet. Press to seal top and bottom using fingers and crimp with a fork.
- Brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle top with some oats.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes until lightly golden.