Carb, protein, oat, fruit – gels and energy bars are the basic fuel of every runner. They are in bulks on the shelves, both in grocer’s and specialized stores for runners. I offer you today an extra-fast energy bar, in the „raw” version, i.e. without baking.
In the internet there are loads of recipes for eneryg bars. Sometimes, though, I have the impression that these recipes are made without thinking – for example, you can’t pack such a bar into a backpack for training, because it melts and falls apart. One of such bars I found very tasty but I had to adapt it to be „portable” – and here it is!
RECIPE
The bars are made extra fast. They don’t require baking, and they can be kept for a few days in the refrigerator. I got 8 bars out of this proportion, but it all depends on how thick you spread ;) Thanks to „wrapping” them in waffles, they won’t melt and break up – you can take them safely for the run.
INGREDIENTS (8 bars):
- 150g dates
- 1 cup (50g) puffed millet/amaranth
- 50g favourite nuts (I used peanuts)
- 3 tsp cocoa
- wafers
PREPARATION:
- Soak dates for at least 30 minutes in hot water
- Grind nuts to flour
- Mix all the ingredients (except wafers) well. The mass should be very dense.
- Spread the mass on the wafer and cover with another. Gently cut and store in the refrigerator.
