Birdie Bars (Gluten-Free)
Diabetic-friendly, gluten-free snack that is transportable. You can use a combination of any nuts and seeds you like. For a liquid sweetener, I used coconut palm syrup, but you could also use other low-GI sweeteners, such as Jerusalem artichoke syrup or yacon syrup.
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1cup raw white sesame seeds
- 1⁄2cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄4cup raw almonds, chopped
- 1⁄4cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1⁄2cup nut butter or 1/2 cup seed butter
- 1⁄3cup liquid sweetener
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄4cup chia seeds
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
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DIRECTIONS
- Place the first 5 ingredients in a frying pan and toast them until the sesame seeds and coconut flakes turn light brown, stirring constantly.
- In a small saucepan, place nut/seed butter and liquid sweetener on medium heat until it can be easily poured. Pour over the nut/seed mixture.
- Add the last 3 ingredients and mix well.
- Press the mixture into an 8 x 8 square pan and cool at room temperature.
- Infuse love and cut into the size you prefer. Store in a sealed container.
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