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Quinoa Raisin Nut Bars

Quinoa Raisin Nut Bars are a great on the trail snack. The variety of ingredients – raisins, pumpkin seeds, almonds, oats, flax seeds, and quinoa – come together deliciously and offer some nutritional value.

Featuring California Raisins 

Ingredients

450 gCalifornia raisins
250 gunsweetened shredded coconut
250 gMultigrain type cereal
250 gshelled pumpkin seeds
260 gsliced almonds
170 gold fashioned oats
260 guncooked quinoa, rinsed and dried
128 gflax seeds
220 gdemerara sugar or other natural sweetener
237 mlpure unsweentened fruit juice, cherry or pomegranate
340 greal maple syrup
4 tbspcoconut oil
120 gunsweetened peanut butter or other nut butter
4egg whites

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 175° F. Line a full sheet pan with parchment paper.

  2. Step 2

    Pulse raisins and coconut together in processor until roughly chopped, but not pureed. Place mixture in large mixing bowl and set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Pulse cereal, pumpkin seeds, and almonds in processor until chopped, but not pureed or sticky.

  4. Step 4

    In a large skillet toast cereal nut mixture with oats, quinoa and flax seeds just until lightly browned and mixture smells nutty. Remove from heat and add to raisin mixture.

  5. Step 5

    In saucepan melt sugar in fruit juice over low heat, stirring, just until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.

  6. Step 6

    In another pan over low heat, melt maple syrup, coconut oil, and nut butter together, whisk to fully blend. Add sugar juice mixture and syrup mixture to raisin mixture and toss.

  7. Step 7

    Beat egg whites in separate bowl just until frothy, fold egg whites into raisin nut mixture.

  8. Step 8

    Spread mixture evenly into prepared sheet pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until lightly browned and firm. Remove from oven and carefully cut into bars, allow to cool completely in pan.

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