October 5th...Paleo friendly breakfast bars!

 Well lately I have been in the bad habit of eating the same foods over and over, I won't list all my excuses why, but I really need to change things up a bit.  Especially when it comes to breakfast, I just want to grab and go.  The reality is, mornings are busy around here, I need something I can eat while multitasking!  So that usually comes in the form of a bar or a ball of some kind.  I came across this recipe and "Mel-er-ized it" by subbing out regular flour with Almond flour and vegetable oil with Coconut oil, plus I added some other healthy stuff as well.  Let's get started!

In a food processor combine Almond flour and salt, pulse once or twice to mix. In a separate bowl, combine Coconut oil, honey, vanilla and water.  While pulsing add your liquids.  Then combine cranberries, shredded coconut, nuts and seeds into a bowl and add while pulsing.

 Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper and spread dough out evenly.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20mins.

I managed to get 16 bars out of this recipe but it's highly likely that I would eat 2 pieces as they were so good!  In the second batch I made, I added extras like Chia seeds, whole ground Flaxseed Meal and Wheat Germ.  They tasted great but I should have added more liquid as the bars held together...but I waited too long to cut them and many of the bars became too flaky and fell apart.  Of course all those yummy bits and pieces, I saved and added to my yogurt, enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup almond flour 

• ¼ teaspoon sea salt  
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• ½ cup pumpkin seeds 
• ½ cup sunflower seeds 
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup unsweetened cranberries