I was a little late to the lockdown banana bread trend, but a bowlful of ripe bananas during lockdown #3 finally brought it to the fore. In truth, I’d caught the dreaded virus. Mild symptoms, fortunately, but it did send my taste buds out of whack. Foods I usually liked were suddenly unappealing. I often …
The Best Homemade Energy Bars for Hiking and Backpacking
I’ve experimented with lots of energy bar recipes for hiking and backpacking trips and I’m pretty sure these are the very best! They’re essentially a slightly-sweet granola bar made with good-for-you ingredients including rolled oats, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, almonds, banana and dried fruit. No sugar, no weird stuff. This energy bar recipe combines everything …
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Sweet Potato Brownies
I make these sweet potato brownies to take on big hikes or wild camps but to be honest they are equally good whilst relaxing on the sofa with a cup of coffee! They feel like a treat but are full of the good stuff including oats, almonds, and sweet potatoes. Plus no refined sugar to …
Homemade Larabar Recipes
Here’s a few tasty recipes for making your own homemade Larabars (or Laraballs depending on the form factor!) In case you’ve never seen them, Larabars are raw snack bars made with dried fruit and nuts (there are loads of these on the market now but I always think of Larabars as the original!). It’s a …
Andy K’s No Bake Protein Bars
Easy and versatile, these no bake protein bars are perfect fodder for experimentation. Try amping up the spices or adding different dried fruits, nuts and seeds. Be creative! I like a combo of Willie’s 100% Cacao, cranberries, and pecans, with a coating of cacao nibs. Sometimes we even add chilli (dry or fresh). Credit to my CrossFit Cirencester …
Raw Orange and Cacao Energy Bars
As part of my 2015 Adventure Goal to complete the Ridgeway this year, I’ve been experimenting with raw snack bars to power me through the miles. This is the latest, receiving a 10/10 rating from my walking buddy. I make these in my Froothie Optimum 9400 which does a great job of grinding the nuts into a fairly …
Homemade Raw Bars with Agen Prunes
I first became acquainted with Agen prunes when I went to Gascony in 2012. As my friend Mardi (the venerable blogger at eat live travel write) puts it: “if someone thinks they don’t like prunes, give them one of these and they’ll change their mind.” It’s totally true. Agen prunes (pruneaux d’Agen) have been developed …
Raw Double Chocolate Brownies
Here is a brownie that ticks all the right boxes – raw, vegan, gluten-free, paleo… – and they taste delicious too. The classic raw brownie is made by blitzing dates, nuts and cocoa in a food processor and mushing the mix together into a ball or bar. Though tasty, those raw brownies are also very …
How to Make Fruit Leather (Oven or Dehydrator)
For a sweet treat on the trail try making your own homemade fruit leather. My fellow Americans know fruit leather as “fruit roll-ups”, which when purchased from the shop are full of sugar and other crap. But if you start with real fruit, puree it and dry it yourself, you’ll find the fruit needs little sugar …
