FEEDIN’ EDEN: BLUEBERRY & ROSEMARY SNACK BARS

I have been needing to detox my toddler from all the “special” treats and candy eating that comes with the holiday season. She had come to expect candy after she “eats real good”, as she says. I tend to be more lenient during holidays because, well, it Christmas and treats just come during that time of year. I need to get back to making good and healthy snacks for my girl. I came across this recipe, once again from my favorite baby food source, the baby foode.

They seemed a bit intimidating to make homemade Nutri-grain bars, essentially. But they were actually super easy and a great snack for any age.
Side note: make sure you fill them generously, so you get a lot of the blueberry flavor. This was a mistake I made with the first batch as I was trying to prevent filling from oozing out during the baking process. You have to ride a fine line here, but if you put too little, you won’t really taste it and it won’t be as yummy. Learn from my mistake. And also, you can really use any kind of fruit to make the filling, I think mixing applesauce and cinnamon would also be a great option.

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RECIPE:

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment.
STEP 2: Start with the filling, by placing blueberries, lemon juice and rosemary into pot and heat over medium heat for about 15 minutes. Stir ever so often.

STEP 3: Add 1-2 tablespoons honey at the end to bring up the sweetness a bit.
STEP 4: Make the dough by adding whole wheat flour, oats, flax seeds and baking powder to a food processor.
STEP 5: Mix until everything is broken down and well combined.
STEP 6: In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons honey, vanilla, egg and coconut oil.
STEP 7: Pour the liquid mixture into food processor and pulse until it starts to come together and form a ball. Add 1-2 tablespoons milk, as needed, to moisten and make a ball form.
STEP 8: Place dough on a piece of wax or parchment paper and roll out to a 10 x 12 inch rectangle.
STEP 9: Cut into thirds with a knife.

STEP 10: Spoon blueberry filling onto the dough down the middle of each section. Don’t add so much that it will ooze out, but do add enough to where there will be a good bit of blueberry with every bar.
Step 11: Fold one side to center of section lengthwise. Then fold the other side on top of that one and gently press to seal.
STEP 12: Cut each section in to 1-2” pieces and place onto a baking sheet, seam side down.
STEP 13: Sprinkle each bar with raw sugar. You really need that extra bit of sweetness here.
STEP 14: Bake the bars for 12-15 minutes.

Also another item you can freeze.