Ingredients:
-3/4c. Nut butter of your choice (tahini might be a new favorite for me)
-3/4c. Sweetener syrup (local honey, agave, brown rice syrup, etc)
-2 1/2c. Trail mix (should include an assortment of seeds, nuts, and lots of dried fruit... This is where you get to modify your proportions and have a little fun - I just added 1c. chopped dates to 1 1/2c. of trail mix that had raisins in it, ya dig?)
-4c. GLUTEN FREE brown rice crispie cereal (I used Kellog's GF Rice Crispies)
-1tsp. Kosher salt
-1tsp. Vanilla extract
Method:
1. Prepare a large baking pan (around 9" x 13") by coating with Earth Balance or some other cooking oil, to prevent your bars from sticking.
2. In a pretty large mixing bowl combine your nut/seed/dried fruit mix with the crispies. Mix well.
3. In a sauce pan, on low heat combine nut butter, sweetener syrup, salt and vanilla extract. Stir constantly and get it hot enough that you get some bubbles. Be very careful though, that much sugar on heat will scald pretty easily.
4. After your nutty syrup is warm and well combined, use a spatula and pour it into your mixing bowl - making sure to get everything coated.
5. Use the spatula to transfer and pack your energy bar mixture down into the baking pan. Get it nice and level and cool in the refrigerator for atleast 1 hour.
After it's completely cool and hardened use a butter knife to portion to your liking. Wrap in parchment paper, then in a sando baggy, place in your jersey pocket and go ride.
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