Raw Nut and Seed Treats

These are great for an energy boost.

Ingredients:

2 cups soaked crispy almonds
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup quinoa flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup almond butter
6 pitted dates
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Method:

Coarsely chop the nuts, place them in a medium sized bowl and then mix in the remaining dry ingredients.

Melt the honey and almond butter together over low heat, just until soupy.

Put the honey and almond butter mixture, the dates and vanilla in a small food processor or Magic Bullet, and process till smooth.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well blended.

Put 2 Tablespoons of the mixture into a 1/4 cup measuring cup, pressing down firmly until the mixture is well packed in the bottom of the 1/4 cup measure.  Tap the disc out and place on a dehydrating tray.*  Repeat with all of the mixture.

Dehydrate at 135* until dry and crispy.  For mine, it takes about 24 hours.

*Hint: To make it easier to tap the disc out, dip the 1/4 cup measure in water before packing it with the nut and seed mix.

Substitutions are certainly possible here.  Any type of soaked crispy nuts work fine.  If you like other seeds, try them.  I used flax and pumpkin seeds a time or two.  They detracted from the coconut almond taste I like so well, so I discontinued using them.  Use your imagination!