Gluten-Free Dried Fruit Bars with Nuts and Dates on The Go

Dried fruit and nuts bars are made with naturally sweet fruit and nuts. They are sweet, crunchy and chewy.

Baking a batch of fruit and nut bars is a great way to use up dried fruit and nuts you most likely received for Christmas from your friends and coworkers. 

Add some oatmeal to these fruit bars to make a tasty on the go breakfast.

How long does it take to make Fruit Bars? 

To prepare dried fruit and nut bars you will need just 15minutes for preparation the rest is done in the oven, which will take a total of 3 hours.

Preparing Dried Fruit and Nut Bars

Make date paste: Simply blend dates in a food processor til paste like consistency.
Chop nuts till fine chunks, in a food processor is best.
Mix dried fruits and lemon in a food processor.
Combine date paste, nuts and fruits and mix well together.
Roll our into a rectangle or square.
Bake for 10 minutes. Cut into bars- lower the temperature- bake for 2 hours- turn the bars over- bake for 1 hour- cool.

Ingredients for Fruit and Nut Bars

Dried fruit: dates, apricots, raisins, figs and cranberries.
Nuts: I used almond and hazelnuts, but you could adjust to your taste.
Citrus: lemon.

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