Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen
Recipe Review
andrew from Vancouver Island, BC
These are truly excellent. I was a little skeptical at first, thinking that they'd end up fairly dry, but no - they're just right. They were just as good two and even three days after I made them. The best way to describe them would be as a cross between granola bars and muffins.
I was lucky to have all the ingredients on hand - my personal interests and shopping whims seem to be aligning more and more with Heidi's focus on whole, natural ingredients. Be warned though, to do these properly you'll need a few things that most people don't stock regularly: spelt flour (you can substitute whole wheat), cane sugar and extra virgin coconut oil.
The only tweaks I'd contemplate when I make these again (and I had to restrain myself from making them again immediately today when we finished the last one) would be adding some dried fruit for a little burst of extra flavour. I intend to experiment with dried apple, apricot, and currants in the future.
Update: I've been making these with lightly toasted, chopped almonds now instead of walnuts, and adding chopped dates, and I'm really loving the result.
Comments
aj12754 - 4th September 2011
I was wondering if you had tried these with an oil other than coconut -- it is not my favorite flavor and I am thinking of going with just canola oil.
andrew - 5th September 2011
I've only tried it with the mix of butter and coconut oil she suggests in the recipe, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. It would probably be fine with butter alone, or a mix of butter and canola - I think the butter does add something to the flavor, though, so I personally wouldn't take it all out - but it's up to your own tastes of course!
aj12754 - 5th September 2011
Thanks Andrew. I picked up this cookbook a while back and hadn't had an opportunity to try anything out yer. Looks like these are in my future though!
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