homemade larabars

Easy Homemade Larabars made with just four simple wholesome ingredients. Delicious, portable, and convenient. Here's how to make your own!

Easy Homemade Larabars Recipe (4 Ingredients)

Medjool dates, pitted

pecans, raw

almonds, raw

vanilla

To a food processor fitted with an S blade, add the dates and vanilla. Blend until the dates start to clump up and form a thick pastes.

Add in the nuts and pulse a few times until the nuts are evenly incorporate then turn on the food processor and blend until a crumbly mixture forms (about 30-45 seconds).

Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, use your hands to combine the mixture, and form into a ball.

Roll out the mixture to about 1/4&#8243;-1/2&#8243; and form a rectangle with your hands or press the mixture into a small square pan. Place in the refrigerator and chill for 20-30 minutes.

Homemade Larabars are so easy to make and require just four simple wholesome ingredients. A delicious, portable, and convenient snack. Here's how to make your own!

Easy DIY LaraBars {vegan, grain-free, gluten-free}

(125 grams) packed whole dates

(40 grams) dried cherries

(71 grams) whole raw almonds, walnuts or pecans

cinnamon

Set out four pieces of plastic wrap for...

Set out four pieces of plastic wrap for shaping and wrapping the bars. Do this first; you’ll have sticky fingers when you need it.

Place the dates and cherries in a food...

Place the dates and cherries in a food processor. Pulse until processed to a paste. Transfer paste to a medium bowl (don’t clean processor).

Add the nuts to the processor and pulse...

Add the nuts to the processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the nuts, along with the cinnamon, to the bowl with the fruit paste. Use your fingers to knead the nuts into the paste (just keep squishing, it’s fun; brings back memories of play-dough).

Divide mixture ito 4 equal pieces. Place each...

Divide mixture ito 4 equal pieces. Place each piece on each of one of the sheets of plastic wrap. Wrap the plastic around each bar and start squishing into a bar shape form (3.5 inches long, 1 inch wide and 3/4-inch thick); press against countertop to flatten bottom side, flattening top side and ends with flat of hand.

Tightly wrap the plastic around each bar and...

Tightly wrap the plastic around each bar and store in the refrigerator.

Homemade Larabars made simply with dried apricots, almonds and dates. These are easy to make and cost less than store-bought Larabars. Recipe yields 16 squares.

Homemade Larabars: Apricot Almond Bars

½ cup almonds (or other nuts, raw

dried apricots (or other dried fruit

sea salt

(optional add-ins: small amounts of lemon zest, lime zest, nut butter or cocoa powder)

Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or wax paper. In a food processor, pulse the almonds until they are chopped (stop before they start turning into nut butter). Pour them into a bowl.

Process the pitted dates, dried apricots and sea salt until the dried fruits are mashed into a paste. They may try to ball up in the processor, in which case you&#8217;ll want to stop and break up the mixture with a spoon before continuing.

Break up the fruit mixture and add the nuts to the food processor. Process until the chopped nuts are incorporated evenly into the fruit mixture. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish, and use your hands to press it into an even layer.

Chill the baking dish in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, then use a sharp knife to cut the fruit-and-nut blend into squares or bars (I cut mine into 16 squares).

Wrap each bar tightly for individual servings (see notes). These bars should last for a couple weeks at room temperature, but store them in the refrigerator or freezer for prolonged shelf life.

Very yummy!! they beat the store bought ones..Thank you!!

Hi, I just made this on the weekend, and they are delicious!! I used organic Turkish apricots and California dates, and (I think) local almonds from the farmers market, though I'm really not sure if they can grow almonds so far in the north. (Northern B.C. Canada) Anyway, these bars rock! Only problem, the dried fruit broke my mom's food processor! I don't know how the heck that happened.

So good!  I make tons at once and freeze them.  They work so well for snacks on the go and for my kids' lunches.  thanks!

I must say that this food seem  great and full of energy before workout and after workout for the core strength. Almond is rich source of energy and to buildup muscles. Apricot and almond, both are delicious dry food.  Although I don't like dates that much.

Hi,,

thank you for this recipe. I am french and Larabar does not exist here (raw bars neither...). I've tried to do your recipe (I just added shredded coconut and lime zest) but unfortunately the texture was really too soft (more like a thick spread, even after 1 night in the fridge). I'm feeling a bit stupid as it seems a really simple recipe but I wonder what could have been wrong...
Could it be because the apricots were not dry enough? (I bought them in the supermarket, they were very orange, soft and still slightly wet...) Or could it be because I mashed the fruits too long?
thanks for you advice !
PS: unlike the texture, the taste was really good :-)

dear Kate, thanks for your help.
I tried again the recipe with drier apricots. this time the paste was not too sticky (it was clearly easier to remove from the food processor!) but the result was still too soft....I did 50/50 in the quantities of apricot and dates so maybe I will try with more dates than apricots to see it the texture is improved... and add puffed quinoa to the mix to add a bit of crunchiness :-)

I have been making these bars for my boyfriend and my dad. They really like them (especially with the lemon zest)! It is an awful lot of work though because I do not have a food processor; I use a chef's knife and a potato masher to squish everything together. 

On another note, I am wondering if you would be able to create a homemade bar with real ingredients that is similar to a Kind bar. They are another favorite, especially with my mom. She asked me to see if I could make something like that for her, and seeing as how I get almost all of my recipes from your site, I was hoping you might be able to at some point! Thanks for sharing these great recipes.

An 8x8" pan makes 16 2x2" squares, which is more than enough for me.  I cut them into 20 pieces (3 cuts one way, 4 cuts the other way).  Larabars aren't all that big, and I usually can't finish the last couple of bites.

I love how well these travel.  My favorite fruits are cherry or blueberry.

Love that I found this Lara Bar recipe on your site.  I have really enjoyed a few of your recipes that use coconut oil over the past few months (e.g., scones with maple glaze is our fav!)

Question:  The link is no longer active for the food processor recommended above in this recipe...Cuisinart.  I have never owned one before and was wondering if there is something else you might highly recommend as a good investment.  Thank you so much for sharing!
Arlene

I made some today. I only had enough ingredients for half a batch. Delicious!

I make these regularly for lunches and snacks. Sometimes I add chia seed. Love them in any form!

Just made these with walnuts and unsweetened dried cherries, delicious!

Skip the candy bars! This homemade larabar recipe is about to become your new favorite healthy snack. Made with just four simple ingredients and only requiring 10 minutes of prep time, this is snacking made easy! {Gluten-free &amp; vegan}

Homemade Chocolate Larabar Recipe {4-ingredients}

unsalted cashews

dark chocolate chips (or chopped dark chocolate)

unsweetened coconut flakes

whole pitted dates (moist ones work best)

Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper so that the paper hangs over the edges. Set aside.

Fit a food processor with a metal blade. Add the cashews to the processor and pulse until they are uniformly finely chopped (think fresh bread crumb texture.) Add the chocolate chips and coconut and pulse again until the chocolate chips are also finely chopped and the ingredients are combined. Pour the nut mixture into a large mixing bowl and set aside.

Add half of the dates to the food processor and process until a paste forms and clumps together. Add the remaining dates and repeat. 

Next, add half of the nut mixture to the food processor with the dates and pulse until combined. Add the other half of the nut mixture and process until the mixture is incorporated and sticks together. If you find that the mixture is having trouble breaking down, add one tablespoon of water at a time until the mixture adheres together but isn&#039;t too sticky.

When all of the ingredients have been processed, wet your hands or use a moistened spatula and press the mixture as evenly as possible over the bottom of the pan. Freeze for at least 20 minutes before cutting into bars.

To slice: Use the excess parchment paper like a sling to transfer the firm bars from the pan to a large cutting board. Slice into 8 large bars or 16 smaller squares.

Delicious. The first time I made these, I added a tablespoon of water because my dates were on the dry side. They were much too sticky. This time I just kept mixing until everything was blended evenly, which took a little longer without the additional moisture, and they are perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

These are the best bars I have EVER tasted!  I used to eat larabars and these don’t even compare! They are soft and chewy and taste like candy! I will be making these as soon as I run out of my last bar! Thank you for sharing this recipe! (I used roasted salted cashews because that’s what I had and ground unsweetened coconut which made for easier mixing. Delish!

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