Orange Goji Bars

Orange Goji Bars

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Serves: 12

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 – ½ cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup dates, pitted
  • 1 cup unsulphured dried apricots
  • 1 cup dried goji berries (see note)
  • 2 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
  • 2 teaspoons dried organic orange zest

Directions:

  1. In a food processor, process oats until finely chopped, then add walnuts and process until chopped, but not a powder. Remove to a mixing bowl.
  2. Place dates, apricots, Goji berries and 1 tablespoon water in food processor. Process until a large ball begins to form.
  3. Turn into mixing bowl and add sesame seeds, chia seeds and orange zest along with the oat mixture and knead by hand until thoroughly combined.
  4. Press into an 8 X 11 1.2-inch baking dish and cut into 15 bars.

Note:  Goji berries are burnt-red in color and about the size of a raisin.  They taste like a cross between a raisin, a cranberry, and a cherry.  They are slightly sweet and tart.  Unsulfured, unsweetened dried blueberries or cherries may also be used.