Gluten Free & Vegan Apricot Coconut Power Bars

Recipe/  Gluten Free & Vegan Apricot Coconut Power Bars
Dietary Consideration/ Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Low Fat, Sugar Free (and tasty!)

Gluten Free & Vegan Apricot Coconut Power Bars
Yield: 8 bars 

Ingredients/
1/2 cup cashews
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
2 tablespoons earth balance
3 tablespoons flax seeds
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions/
Line a 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, set aside. Place cashews in a food processor and process until nuts are evenly chopped, set aside. Put dried apricots in the food processor and process for 3-4 minutes to finely chop. Add coconut, oats, agave syrup, earth balance, sesame seeds, flax seeds, ginger and salt. Process until mixture comes together. Add the chopped cashews and pulse until well combined.

Pour the mixture in the parchment lined baking pan and firmly press into pan. Cover the bars and place in a freezer for one hour. Unmold bars, trim ends and cut into even rectangles. Bars will last up to one month in an airtight bag or container.

NOTE: Feel free to experiment with different nuts, toppings and flavors! ENJOY!

Mini Donut Recipe

So I made these the other day for an event we did... and then again about 2 hours later for me to eat because there were that AMAZING and crazy easy to make!! -Best of all they are baked not FRIED! and you can easily make them gluten free (see below)!! I did a trio of flavors for fun... Straight up cinnamon and sugar, honey glazed and iced coconut. Below is the recipe and here is a link to buy the pan. I'm telling you, you will not regret making these! Impressive and delicious!

AMAZING Mini Donuts
Servings: 48

Ingredients/
2 cups whole wheat flour (or 2 1/4 cups bobs mill gluten free flour mix)
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vanilla soy milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon earth balance

Directions/
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a doughnut pan. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Stir in milk, eggs, vanilla and earth balance. Beat together until well blended. Scoop some of the batter into a piping bag or ziplock and cut 1/4 inch hole. Pipe each doughnut cavity approximately 3/4 full. Bake 4-5 minutes in the preheated oven, until doughnuts spring back when touched. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan. Be creative with your toppings! NOTE: you can just as easily use a mini muffin pan but the mini pan is just too cute to pass up!

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