Homemade Brownie Larabars

Do you eat Larabars?  

They are made only with fruit and nuts.  And my favorites, of course, contain chocolate.  When I saw this post over at Chocolate Covered Katie's blog, I knew I wanted to give it a try.  I found a large container of dates at Sam's Club the other day, and decided it was time.

Homemade Brownie Larabars from CCK

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 T cocoa powder (I used Hershey's Dark cocoa)
• 1/8 tsp salt (optional)
• chocolate chips (optional) (of course I used chocolate chips! Ghirardelli 60% chips)

Blend all the ingredients, using a food processor, Magic Bullet, etc. Form into bars. (bars are sticky, so I placed in between waxed paper and shaped them into 'bars')

Verdict?  They taste just like Larabars!  Wholesome ingredients that are great for an energy boost or quick snack on-the-go.  You can change up the nuts and add different fruits to make your own varieties of bars.  

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