Grain-free Banana Granola Bars

By vdub

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup mixed nuts & seeds (I used almonds, brazil nuts, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in equal proportion). Soaked and dehydrated nuts are best, but raw will do.
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dry coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup pitted prunes or medjool dates
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger

Preparation

Step 1

1. Butter or line a 8-inch square cake pan with parchment paper. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.

2. To the food processor, add nuts and coconut flakes. Pulse a few times to break the nuts a little.

3. Add banana, dried fruit and spices. Mix until everything is incorporated, but there are still chucks of nuts.

4. Press mixture into baking dish and bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Careful, they get burned easily!

5. Let cool before cutting.