Do you ever try a food and just love it and wish you could make it at home so you have it all the time?? Well, I've decided that I really like KIND BARS. They have a lot of different bars and all the ones that I have tried have been delicious! The other day, I decided that I would try to make some KIND BARS. I walked around the grocery store and carefully thought of the items that I thought should go into my Kind Bars. I went down several isles more than once! Here are items I thought should go into my Kind Bars.
As you see, I thought a lot about a variety of items.
I used most of the items pictured for my bars.
Some of my ingredients were what I had at home
and some I bought for the recipe attempt.
Some ingredients were organic and some were not.
I used some very tasty roasted almonds- without any salt.
I roughly chopped the almonds.
I had to do them in about four little "batches" because
they moved around on the cutting board when I chopped them.
I chopped up some dried apricots, too.
They didn't hop around on my cutting board ;0)
I mixed the apricots in with a little water and some fruit pectin and then
heated it up in the microwave for about a minute.
Then, I started adding the other dried fruit (cranberries, blueberries and cherries), granola, sesame seeds, honey, flax seed and pepitas.
I mixed it all up.
Doesn't it look yummy?
Then I gently folded in the unsweeted coconut shreds.
I then spread it into a lightly greased 8 x 8 pan.
After I spread the mixture into the pan, I covered it with waxed paper.
Then, I placed another 8 x 8 pan on top of the pan and the waxed paper.
I then pressed the pan.
I made sure I pressed all the edges, corners and in the center.
I pressed it kinda hard.
Doesn't it look great?
Doesn't it look nice and smooth?
Doesn't it look delicious?
I brushed the top with a little bit of apricot fruit spread and a little bit of pectin and a tiny bit of water. I heated this up for about a minute and then covered the surface. Then, I decided to lightly bake my bars.
I baked them for ten minutes in a 325 oven and then I let them cool for a while.
My Kind Bars taste great.
The almonds have stayed crisp- even three days later!
I thought they might get soggy, but they haven't.
They are a little bit crumbly on the bottom...but not too bad.
I cut my bars a little bigger than the real KIND BARS.
My bars were also a little bit thicker than the real thing.
I think the whole experiment was a success!
