Coconut Cashew Honey bars...too easy

I used to be a muesli bar muncher most of my adult life, after all they are easy to grab and eat on the go or with a cuppa at morning tea. I must admit, I would take ages standing in front of that section in the supermarket, reading ingredients and trying to work out which one was a healthy choice. Yoghurt, chocolate, nuts, whole grains....oh boy, I would stand there for ages....there are so many to choose from!

I would consider which one had the least amount of fat, then learnt that less sugar is better and then the big one - grains are bad for your gut health....WHAT! I love grains, the grainier the better!

And of course, now I have adopted a `clean` eating approach, I limit processed and packaged foods to only healthy, `free from` type of products, like the yummy cereals from the Freedom range - which I add a spoonful of Tropical blend seeds (my new fave) banana, blueberries and strawberries..yum!

But the other day I was really craving a yummy bar, so I did a little Pinterest perusing and found the perfect recipe. And as with many recipes I find on line, I tweek them just a little bit to suit what is in my pantry or to suit my tastebuds. Sometimes it`s just a case of substituting an ingredient for a more healthy option or like this one I added some of the Tropical seed mix that I can`t get enough of lately. I bought a small packet from Kapai Puku at a Mind, Body, Spirit event recently, and loved it sooo much I ordered 3 kilos of the stuff on line!

I told my daughter what I was going to make, and of course her response was `You know I don`t like muesli bars and I`m not fussed about cashews either`. Well if I let her comments stop me I`d never cook anything! So I whipped out all the ingredients and threw it together in short order, all in one bowl. In to the oven for 20 mins and we`re done.

We kept the bars in the fridge because the honey in them got a bit sticky in our warm weather, and an amazing thing happened. One by one they disappeared and were all gone in less than a week! `I thought you didn`t like them` I said to my daughter....apparently they were really nice after all! Hmm, I know I really enjoyed the few I ate, and my other daughter, who is Dairy free, could also eat these - although I did have to hide one for her or she would have missed out!

So thanks to :- Sally`s Baking Addiction blog and this delicious and nutritious bar. Here is the link to this easy peasy recipe. Remember I did add my delicious seed mix and also increased the amount of dates, and you can tweek it to suit as well.

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/05/11/cashew-coconut-snack-bars/

Let me know how you go if you make this healthy delicious bar or if you have a favorite healthy recipe.