3-Ingredient Fruit Greens Chia Bars

fruit and greens chia bar on a piece of parchment

5 from 2 votes

3-Ingredient Fruit Greens Chia Bars

3-ingredient fruit greens chia bars made with dried fruit, chia, and oven-dried greens! They are fast and easy to make. Vegan & grain-free.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Power Bars

Cuisine: American

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Servings: bars

Author: Camilla

Ingredients

3 packed cups fresh spinach leaves
3/4 cup 120 grams dried apricots, dried cherries, or dried fruit(s) of choice
2 and 1/2 tablespoons 32.5 g chia seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.
Spread the spinach on the baking sheet in an even layer. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until the spinach appears dry but is still mostly green (watch closely during final few minutes). Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely on baking pan.
In a food processor, process the dried fruit until very finely chopped and sticking together. Add the chia seeds and crumble in the cooled spinach leaves. Process until very well blended.
Scrape mixture out of food processor and roll in an even log (any size). Cut the log into 4 equal pieces. Press each piece into 4 cups of a standard muffin tin (coated with nonstick spray) to make "pucks" or shape into bars. Chill about 1 hour until firm (remove from tin if making pucks).

Notes

Storage: Store, wrapped, in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days, in the refrigerator for 3 weeks, or the freezer for 6 months.

Parchment paper tip: Spinach, in particular, tends to stick like crazy to the baking pan; this is solved when using parchment. Wait until the spinach is completely cool before removing it from the paper (it will release easily once completely cool).

Greens: Any equal amount of kale, or other greens of your choice, can be used in place of the kale. Feel free to add more or less according to your preference!

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