I can’t believe the marathon is only 4 days away. I’ve had this recipe from Ashley and Steven bookmarked since I signed up way back in October and just got around to making it. Dried apricots lend this a slightly different flavor from the typical dates. Really, any nuts would be good in this but I like the combination of cashews and almond butter for that Amaretto flavor.
Apricot Marathon Energy Bites
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup dried apricots
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2 Tablespoons almond butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor.
Blend until a paste begins to form. If your dried fruit was stale to begin with, you might have to add a few teaspoons of water to get it malleable.
Press the dough into a square pan and cut into 10 equal portions.
These couldn’t be easier and pack a flavor punch. I think I liked them even more after a few days of sitting on the counter when they were a little firmer, but you can freeze or refrigerate them to keep them softer. And the ingredients sure beat the hell out of store-bought energy bars.
Soda-licious.
I LOL at the idea that these last a few days in your home. Whereas in MY home…no.
Four days!
Yum! I may not be running a marathon, but I’d still eat these:-)
You will be goooood and ready for that Marathon!
Ahhhh, can’t believe you’ll be a marathoner in five days!! So cool!
Yummy! Apricot is one of my favorite fruity flavors.
These look so delicious and simple – the best combo!
this is one of those ‘must make, must have’ recipes!
-Rebecca
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you know I love a short ingredient list, and these sound like something I could eat every day – YUM!
woo hoo, marathon!
Mmm I would totally eat these as snacks or during long runs. The ingredients remind me of Larabars, except making these is probably much more economical.
What’s your plan for fueling during the marathon??
Ha, I haven’t even planned what’s for dinner.
But really, not sure. I figure I’ll just eat the GUs along the course although I’ve never had a GU before.
Interesting…I would not recommend taking anything during the marathon that you’ve never put in your body before!!
love these evan!
the dates, apricots, and almond butter (Id use SFSButter) but oh my, i adore apricots. big time.
love how you said pitted dates. ive had readers write to me…saying they used the WHOLE date. Umm, yeah. 🙂
I love a good energy bar and these look great!
I wish I had made these before my marathon! I ate those Gu things during the race… they’re gross! Good luck in a few days!
Delicious! I’ve been making homemade larabars lately, but just today, as I was eating dried apricots, I thought how tasty they would be in conjunction with the dates. You rock. I’m going to make some of these.
Gorgeous! I’ve run out of all my raw/no-bake snack bites at the moment, so this recipe shall have to be made!
Wow… AMAZING!
Dried apricots are some of the best, I think, nutritionally–and pairing them with dates during marathon prep sounds like a delicious and great idea.
Good luck with those preparations!
I feel like I start every comment to you with “Ooo!” I’m pretty sure I’ve got 1/15th bag of apricots in my pantry and they will now be thrown in the food processor!
Yay! So exciting that it’s almost here. I really wish I was going to DC after reading so many blogger’s posts. Maybe I can just show up as the paparazzi we talked about.
I love how healthy these are! It can be realy hard to find a bar that has as short an ingredient list as this one!!! LOVE IT! 😀
xoxox
Kathleen
Good luck on your marathon! I am curious to know how these work out for you in the race. I have yet to get my nutrition quite right for long events – please report back! 🙂
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