Fruit and Nut Bars, Improved

A few weeks ago I posted my first fruit and nut bar recipe after looking at my grocery receipt and realizing how much money I was spending on Lara bars (those babies are EXPENSIVE!). Since then, I've been trying to improve on my original recipe to make them taste more like the packaged deal (those babies are also really really GOOD!). Sooo.. I think I'm making progress. The first batch was great, but I think I've improved the ratio of nuts to fruit and I added another tablespoon of coconut oil which helped to hold them together in the process of rolling out. For those of you who don't know, yes I'm a perfectionist. For the rest of you who do know, continue to laugh and enjoy my perfect fruit and nut bars :-)

Fruit and Nut Bars:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup macadamia nuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup prunes
• 1 cup dried apples
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 5 tablespoons coconut oil

Pulse the nuts in a food processor. Remove and wipe out canister of food processor, then pulse dried fruit. Add melted coconut oil and pulse again. Mix all ingredients by hand in a mixing bowl, then lay on parchment lined baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Roll out on baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour. Cut into squares or small bars. Store in fridge.