Two Ingredient Energy Bars

It's HERE, it's finally here! What you may ask? GARDENING SEASON. I've been waiting all winter for this very time of year. If you're a gardener, goat keeper, or chicken keeper like myself - you need all the energy you can get. These bars are not only energizing thanks to the natural sugars in the dried fruits, but also filling thanks to the healthy fat in the nuts. These bars would also be excellent to take along on a hike, foraging for wild edibles such as dandelions, or mushrooms, or whilst simply enjoying nature. They're super simple to make - just TWO ingredients, and you probably have them in your pantry right now. So get to work whipping these together, then get outside and enjoy the sunshine.

Two Ingredient Energy Bars

1 C. Dried Fruit (Prunes, Apricots, Cherries, Blueberries, etc)
1 C. Nuts/Seeds (Walnuts, Pistachios, Sunflower Seeds, etc)

Combine dried fruit, and nuts in a food processor. I used one cup of prunes, and a 1 cup combination of pistachios, and walnuts. Feel free to play around with this recipe by combining different fruits, and nuts. You can also double, or triple this recipe. As long as there are equal parts of fruit, and nuts, ya can't go wrong. Process for a few minutes, until nuts break down, and mixture becomes sticky.

Dump out onto wax paper, form into a ball, and flatten out to your preference using your hands, or a rolling pin. I used my hands 'cuz I'm lazy like that. You can make the bars as thick, or thin as you like.

Refrigerate for thirty minutes. Cut into bars, and enjoy. All this fruity, nutty, healthy goodness - they are delicious, no joke. I would imagine these bars can be kept in the fridge for quite a long time, given that they are made of foods that have a long shelf life themselves. The bars can also be frozen for longer storage if you want to make up a super-sized batch.