Four Seasons Pastry Chef Javier Franco shares with Adi his simple recipe for delicious and nutritious energy bars that can be prepared at home in just minutes!
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Very nice. I wonder if some added spices might be interesting.
You had me up until the SUGAR and corn syrup. Bad energy. Why not use agave nectar or just the honey?
The only minus is that by roasting any of these delicious ingredients we are getting rid of all the vital and valuable nutrients such as calcium etc. plus the refined sugar which is definately to avoid in a wholsome diet. As a result we are getting the stuff no different from the one you can buy at any grocer without that unnecessary hassle. Why not to make something using only raw natural ingredients,mincing,forming into bars and keeping in the fridge. Healthy and energetic. Bon voyage:)
personally, i think the sugar and corn syrup is fine here. this recipe should yield A LOT of bars, so the amount of “bad sugars” per bar should be relatively small. by all means substitute, but either way, the healthy nutrients far outweigh these two ingredients.
i made my second batch of these bars today. this time i did not use orange zest, and replaced the cup of apricots with a bag of “mariani’s tropical medley” (dried pineapple, papaya, coconut, apricots, raisins and apples ), while still adding the shredded coconut, golden raisins and cranberries to the mix. yum! the lack of orange flavor gives these bars a more peanut buttery taste!
Corn syrup and sugar???? those are poisonous, not sure its appropriate for a yoga lifestyle, there is so much natural sweetness in the fruit and even the honey!
update: wanted to add that if i make these bars again.. i will definitely be using less sugar and corn syrup. the bars were too sweet this time around.
belsicilia – yoga is appropriate for *any* lifestyle
that woman lovs her voice, stuck up cow
I do agree with a lot of the postings. I was expecting a little more than the corn syrop– ok the sugar I can see as sometimes you need a substance to make things stick. I would just add more honey, and as another fellow used in another recipe– blended dates as the binder– great idea.
what store bars have that these don’t is the crazy amounts of salt and preservatives for longer shelf life. Each to their own I guess. Some people need steps to get to a better place and this is at least a start
I can see that…..honey sugar and corn syrup….wow……WTH
he’s making a dam snickers bar with all that sugar…
who put the dumb bitch in the kitchen. “yummm great sources of protien in those almonds” what is she 4???
There could be other binders instead of corn syrup and honey. :/
Check out foodwish’s granola recipe on here.
ok I can see these are quality bars but…
this tutorial is soooo drawn out. You should edit this for this medium.
Damn. I want the recipe in sequence. Way tooooooo long!
Sugar and Corn Syrup ??? … and he is calling this a healthy “Energy” bar ??? You gotta be kidding! I’m tired of these idiots who know nothing about nutrition doing YouTube videos to further miseducate the public. Eating that shit will DRAIN your energy – not give it to you.
I would consider these bars a kind of treat like ‘mars’ or ‘sneakers’ because of the sugar, corn sirup, peanut butter and toasted nuts…
It is healthier to eat nuts and seeds raw!
@greatbydesign33
These bars are for athletes, not the general public or people doing yoga. The best way to increase/maintain glycogen stores is to give athletes fast absorbing carbohydrates, such as sugar. So he has the right idea, but the amount of calories per bar is wrong for the activity level.