GLOW Granola Bars

Wholesome, nutty and seriously satisfying, these moreish granola bars are the perfect beauty-boosting snack...

Quite unlike anything you’d find on the supermarket shelves, these nutrient-rich granola bars are a veritable skin food. The addition of GLOW Inner Beauty Essential, our bio-fermented beauty supplement, provides a delicious dose of skin-protective antioxidants, while the complex blend of nuts and seeds is a great source of fibre to support a healthy microbiome and provides a satisfying dose of healthy fats. 

Makes 16

Ingredients: 

180g almond butter
150ml coconut oil
1½ tbsp maple syrup
3 tbsp GLOW Inner Beauty Essential
1 cup (12g) puffed buckwheat
¾ cup (55 g) shredded coconut
1/3 cup (55 g) dried blueberries (free from sulphur, preservatives and added sugar)
1/3 cup (35 g) dried goji berries
1 tbsp ground linseeds

1½ cups mixed nuts, such as:
Pecans, coarsely chopped
Brazil nuts, coarsely chopped
Almonds, coarsely chopped
Macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
Pistachios, coarsely chopped

½ cup mixed seeds, such as:
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Hemp seeds

Method:

1. Lightly grease and line a baking tin (24 x 15 x 3.5cm) with baking paper.
   
   
2. Melt the almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Set aside to cool, but not set.
   
   
3.  Combine the buckwheat, coconut, dried blueberries, goji berries and linseeds in a medium bowl. Add 1½ cups of mixed nuts. Add ½ cup of mixed seeds. Stir to combine. 
   
   
4. Add GLOW powder to the cooled almond butter mixture and stir to combine.
   
   
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Spoon into the prepared tin. Using the back of a spoon, press and firmly pack the mixture, to make an even layer. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until set firm."
   
   
6. Cut into sixteen bars. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.