Mixed Nuts & seeds bar, a nutty, crunchy candy made of loads of nuts and seeds combined with butter & honey. These healthy granola bars are wonderful snack on the go and a lovely edible gift during festivities.
I planned to make 3 different candies for this week Blogging marathon. I wanted to make something similar to the gozinaki, the Georgian nut candy made with honey.
During that year i have made gozinaki many a times. It was such a hit amongst my friends. This time around, i wanted something that is chewy and the caramel getting stuck in your teeth kind of candy.
This mixed nuts and seeds bars recipe nails on that dot. My lil one was the first one to taste this and he loved that texture. The pull the caramel gives when you bite a chunk of this nutty goodness is delicious.
I have added all the nuts and seeds, i had in my pantry. When my fussy lil one can enjoy this, i bet any kid in the world would give this a try.
These granola bars make a great edible gift for parties and festivals. These bars also make a quick grab and go snack to munch on. They keep you full for a good 2 hours.
How to make these Granola Bars
I have used 250 grams of mixed nuts and few dried fruits and seeds to make these mixed nuts & seeds bars. The choice of nuts is personal, though i have used almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, flax seeds and chia seeds. Along with dried pineapple, dried mango, raisins, and dried cranberries.
First step to make these granola bars is to roast the nuts. i have oven roasted the nuts, you can also roast them on stove-top or in the microwave. Once roasted, let the nuts cool completely.
Cooling the nuts is very important, as they crunchy only when they cool well, or else you will end up with soggy bars. Once the nuts are cooled, add the dried fruits and seeds to this and give it a good mix.
Heat butter in a thick bottomed pan, once the butter melts, use a teaspoon of it to grease a flat tray, in which we are going to set the bars. Once the butter melts, add the honey to it. It will bubble up, add your choice of flavoring now, i added cardamom and clove powder, one can also use cinnamon and nutmeg.
After adding the flavorings, whisk it well and add the mixed nuts and fruits mix to this honey mixture and mix it well. Once the butter melts, you have to do the rest of the steps in quick successsion or else you might end up burning things. So keep all the ingredients nearby and start the candy making.
I forgot to add chia seeds to the mix so i added it finally and gave it good mix. Let the mixture be on the stove for 4- 5 miutes, keep stirring. Then take it off the stove, pour it on the greased tray. using a spatuala, smoothen the top and press it tight to the tray.
Let this sit for a minimum of 30 minutes. Then using a blunt knife make markings and cut them into long rectangles and again into squares. Store this candy bars in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Mixed Nuts & Seeds Bar | Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 250 grams Mixed nuts and seeds I have used almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios,pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, flax seeds
- 1 ring dried pineapple chopped into small squares
- 2 slices dried mango chopped into small squares
- 2 tablespoon candied ginger
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tablespoon flax seeds
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 2-3 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 4-5 nos cardamom pods, seeds removed powdered
- 2-3 nos cloves powdered
Instructions
- First get you nuts and seeds measured, chop them roughly. In an over-proof tray, tip in all the nuts, drizzle a teaspoon of oil on top and mix it with your hands. Preheat the oven to 180C and roast the nuts for 8-10 minutes.
- Temperature and timing vary from oven to oven, so keep an eye on the nuts from 8th minute. Once they are done, remove from the oven, let them cool completely before you use them in the recipe.
- To the roasted nuts, add choppedpineapple, chopped mango, candied ginger, chia seeds, raisins and cranberries.Mix them well.
- Keep a small tray greased with butter, to shap ethe nut candy bars
- Heat a heavy bottom pan, that would fit all the nuts, add honey and butter, keeping the flame simmer. The mixture will start bubbling up.
- When the honey and butter melts, add the cardamom & clove powder to it and whisk well.
- Add the nuts and seeds to it, and give it a brisk stir. Let it be on the stove for another 4-5 minutes.
- Take it off the stove, Pour this honey and nut mix to the buttered tray, smoothen the top with spatuala.
- Let this sit for a minimum of 30 minutes to set. I actually left in the fridge for it to set fast, as i had to click pictures before the light fades off.
- After the said time, loosen the edges of the candy and invert it onto a chopping board and cut them into squares.
- Refrigerate it in an air-tight container. Mine got over the same day as both my kiddos loved it.
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Notes
- I have used cardamom & clove powder to flavor the bars, you can use cinnamon, nutmeg or even dry ginger powder.
- Be careful while working with the butter and honey mix, use a spatual to smoothen the candy as it will be very hot, touching the caramelized nuts might cause painful burn
- I refrigerated the nuts bar as it was made of honey and butter and the temperature here is too hot, i feared it might not hold shape.
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
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Samira Gupta
Lovely share. Mixing variety of nuts and seeds, thus making it Wholesome as well tastier too.
Rafeeda AR
I love that it has just honey and butter in small quantities yet it looks so well stuck and shaped! Wow... wonderful share, gotta try this sometime...
Gayathri Kumar
These candies look so colourful because of all the nuts and seeds. The sticky caramel and crisp nuts sounds so tempting.
Harini R
OMG! Looking at the ingredients list itself enough for my mouth to water. The pictures are a torture.
Pavani
Wow, love all the ingredients in one recipe. These looks healthy and delicious too. Lovely share.
Pavani
Wow, love all the ingredients in one recipe. These looks very healthy and delicious. Lovely share.
CookwithRenu
Wow you are a candy master. Have done it so perfectly they look like store bought. Beautiful.
Varada's Kitchen
All those seeds and nuts looks lovely in the candy. So well done too.
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
I would love to have a batch of these handy for hearty afternoon snacks. Love that they are loaded with seeds and nuts, and sweetened with just honey and dried fruit. They sound perfect!
Natalie
This sounds really healthy and so filling. I must give this recipe a try. It's perfect for a lunchbox too.
Byron Thomas
These look wonderful! I love all of those seeds and nuts held together with a sticky candy. And I'm glad you toasted the nuts first - nothing compares. 🙂
Shobha Keshwani
These are super healthy sugar free bars. They also make a perfect gift for Diwali. Everyone will appreciate and like them better than mithais
Mina Joshi
Oh wow - these bars look devine. I like that you have added honey and butter to them making them perfect to have after a workout.
Preethicuisine
These mixed nuts and seeds bars are so nutritious and is a great idea to gift during festivities. Home made granola bars are the best.
Priya Vj
These granola or health bars are very healthy and such a nice alternative to the traditional chikki which is loaded with sugar . I think I should try making dry fruit chikki the same way as your recipe:-)
Mayuri Patel
Such a lovely mixed nuts and seeds bar. Love all the different kind of dried fruit and seeds you've used. Healthy and takes care of sugar cravings too. A wonderful edible gift.
Jayashree T.Rao
This is such a healthy snack to store at home. Its been long time I made it now, must make it again. Loved it.
Chef Mireille
These were so good and they make a great edible gift. I will be making another batch to give away during the holiday season