Healthiest Bar Ever Recipe for the Family

Nutrient dense and delicious bars

I’m not kidding when I say this is the healthiest bar ever. As you can see they do contain many super-foods. We used to have these in the fridge all the time. Now that most of my kids are grown ups, I don’t make them as often.

Not too long after my oldest daughter married, she asked me for the recipe for that “healthiest bar we used to eat”. I am happy that she is now making them for her family.  For us, this recipe isn’t just the healthiest best bar ever but it is good memories! Riding bikes to the Y, seeing who could stay under water the longest, reading Calvin and Hobbes, drinking Jamaican Me Crazy coffee and eating the healthiest bar ever.

For my dieting readers: these bars are incredibly healthy but they do contain the natural sweetener honey. That means they do not fit into weight loss eating plans Paleo, Low carb, Trim Healthy Mama, Keto, etc. These bars are perfect for runners needing to refuel or kids who need a healthy snack. My husband also eats them frequently.

Here are a few tips that will save you time.

If you have a food processor, you’ll want to shred your carrots and broccoli stalks first.

Yes, broccoli stalks; I know broccoli stalks seems like a strange ingredient, but now you don’t have to waste a bit of your broccoli! Just cut the tops off and steam those for your dinner. Take the stalks and use a peeling tool to get off the outer part just like you would peel a carrot.

 In the past I have diced my apples and shredded them both ways work but I prefer big chunks of apple in mine. This is a very dense bar so if you’d like it a little less hearty cut back to 2 cups of oats.

This makes a huge batch so plan to wrap some up for the freezer. They also taste better about a day after they are baked. Wrapping them individually and sticking them in the fridge makes them last longer and are perfect grab and go snacks for everyone in the family!