I happen to love granola bars. I find them to be a great preworkout snack. Since going Paleo, however, I haven’t been able to find an affordable bar that I really like, so I decided to make my own. I’ve been experimenting for a while and I’m pretty happy with this version, so I thought I’d share it. Feel free to make this recipe your own by varying the nuts, adding some dried fruit or coconut. As long as you keep the proportions the same, it should all work out fine. If you come up with something delicious, let me know.

I like to eat them plain, but some of my taste testers like to  spread almond butter on the bars or for a really decadent treat, drizzle them with melted dark chocolate. Yum!

Ingredients:

1 cup sliced almonds

1 cup walnuts

1 cup pecans

½ cup sunflower seeds

½ cup pumpkin seeds

2 scoops Isagenix IsaPro Whey Protein Powder

½ cup raw honey

2 eggs, beaten

2tsp cinnamon

¾ tsp nutmeg

¾ tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350degrees.

Spread almonds, walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Coarsely chop nut mixture in food processor. Place in a large bowl. Stir IsaPro into nut mixture.

If your honey is firm, warm it until it’s liquidy. Stir cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and vanilla into honey.  Add the honey mixture and the beaten eggs to the nut mixture. Stir well to combine. Hands work well for this.

Line a 9”x12” baking pan with foil and grease liberally. Spread the mixture into the  pan. Press and flatten the mixture as much as possible.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Cut into 24 squares while still warm. Cool squares on a wire rack.