All right, I’ll admit it. I like the homemade ‘Larabars‘ just as much as Meghan does. I do make them especially for her, though, so I will call them Toddler Eats. These fruit and nut based bars have become a go-to snack for us; they are really perfect. They take about 5 minutes to make. For a homemade snack (REAL FOOD!), that is impressive. They are easy to travel with if you need to snack on the go. Meghan often eats her snack in her stroller while I walk or run. {Okay, walk more than run. I like running alone much more than with a stroller, but that’s no excuse.} The only problem with these babies is that Meghan likes them so much that sometimes she wants to eat them with every meal. She has a slight obsession. I say, “lunch time!” and Meghan responds, “Larabar.” I usually pretend I didn’t hear her and say, “Okay, here’s your peas!” 🙂
Toddler Eats: Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Bars
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars 1x
Description
A tasty and healthy homemade snack
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates (~18 medium dates)
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
- 1/2 cup whole, raw almonds
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until a small ball starts to form. This takes about 2-3 minutes. Transfer the mixture to wax paper and use your fingers to shape the dough into a rectangle.
- Use a knife to cut into bars.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 4.1mg
- Fat: 3.8g
- Carbohydrates: 21.3g
- Protein: 2.2g
You can refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm them up, but today Meghan ate one right after they were made and gobbled it up just the same. If you haven’t tried my Peanut Butter Cookie Bars, check out this recipe and give those a try, too.
These are delicious! I didn’t have peanuts so I used raw cashews instead. My almost-two-year-old loved them…and snacked on all the ingredients as I was making them :). It’s so important to me to have easy, healthy snack options on-hand…I have enjoyed so many of your recipes already, and have many more to try! Thank you!
You’re welcome! Thanks so much for letting me know. 🙂
I still buy Larabars on occasion, but it’s so much cheaper to make them at home!
Yum! I need to make my own once I run out of my Larabars & Pure Bars!