LaraBars are made from a base of dates and cashews, but other fruits and nuts are used, and other ingredients can be added. They are a great high-energy snack that travels well.
I've never bought a LaraBar, but I did get some dates stuffed with something similar once and have been craving it ever since!
I looked at a bunch of recipes online and then came up with my own, based on something someone said in the comments after a recipe I can't find now, that in India they like to combine apricots, raisins, and cardamom. Yum!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts
seeds from 3 cardamom pods (or about 1/8 tsp ground)
2 whole allspice berries (or about 1/8 tsp ground)
Chop the apricots and raisins until they are in small bits and getting sticky. Put them in a bowl. Chop the walnuts and put the walnuts, cardamom, and allspice in your blender or food processor. The walnuts will quickly turn to walnut butter and glob up around the blade. Remove that part and keep on until most of the walnuts are ground into a paste. Then mix it with the chopped fruit and put it into the food processor, and blend until it globs together. I did it in two batches because my processor is small.
Spread it on a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper, fold the sheet over it and gently press or roll it out to 1/2" thick. Let it sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour then cut it into bars, squares, or whatever you like.
If they are too sticky you could add more nuts or coat them in almond flour or crumbled ground walnuts.
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