Raw "Take the cake" Carrot and Raisin Bar

[healthymomma]

Does the vanilla mean beans or can I use extract? This looks yummy and I want to eat it! 

[peach]

I have a question about this recipe and other raw bars and stuff like this... how long do they last? and are they freezable? my boyfriend wouldnt eat these, just me, so i couldnt eat them in less than about two weeks!

[baypuppy]

peach, they should be okay if you stored them in the fridge. usually when i make things like this, i make half recipes because i can't eat them all either! (or i like to make different flavors).

another trick, if you don't have a dehydrator. if you have a gas oven with a pilot light, you can put stuff in the oven while it is off to dehydrate. the pilot keeps the oven around 100 degrees and this works well for me. just remember to take stuff out before turning it on to bake!

[jenniferhughes]

I haven't dehydrated/baked these yet but the mixture tastes awesome!
I'll post again after they're ready.

I changed the recipe because I wanted to make a carrot cake like Larabar thing.
   I processed:
    3/4 cup walnuts (just because I had them and not pecans)
    3/4 cup sunflower seeds
    1/2 scant cup filtered water
    1 teaspoon vanilla powder
    1/4 teaspoon dried lemon peel
    1 cup baby carrots
     6 oz dates
     1/8 t. nutmeg
     1 t. cinnamon

     1/2 cup raisins <---- Oh no!  I just realized I forgot to put these in!

[jenniferhughes]

These have been in the oven for at least 5 hours... turned them half way and they feel firmer and darkened up so I sliced them into bars. But the middle is uncooked (unhardened, whatever the raw version is) so I'm putting them back in the oven. I had them @ 50 C which is like, 110 F
Wish I had a dehydrator! They smell good though!

[baypuppy]

these were really good and easy to make. my office mates (omnis) both liked them also!

[meganash]

I am soo stoked about this one. I am a big fan of "cliff bars" but they are so expensive and are quite fatty. These seem really low on fat if any and very cheap to make. I'm going to keep mine sticky:D

[gardengate]

Yummy!  These look really good!!  I have a dehydrator so I'm going to make these.  I will enjoy having a delicious raw treat to eat during the day.  Fruit and vegetables are good, but sometimes it's just nice to have something that tastes like a cookie, and this will do the trick!  Thank you for posting the recipe!

[gardengate]

I just made these yesterday and took one out of the dehydrator to try.  WOW!!!  These are so good!!!!!!!!  I added some pure maple syrup to mine to add sweetness and it tasted amazing!  These are definitely a keeper in my family.  The best thing about them is that they are raw!!!  Thank you so much for posting this!  You get a 10 star from me!

[zelda115]

These are very tasty.  I used some blue agave syrup for some sweetness, and added 1/2 tbs. of pumpkin pie spice. The bars crumbled easily, so I made it into a granola snack!   

[brocolli_babe]

i was looking at buying a dehydrator but all of them have round shallow looking levels, how do you 'cook' this recipe in a dehydrator?
  thanks

[baypuppy]

you press them into bars and then dry them. the bars are only about half an inch high, so it isn't a problem.

[ashtheveg]

i am so amped to make these!

i don't have a dehydrator, so doesn't putting these in the oven, even on a super-low setting cook them and defeat the raw-ness?

either way they look delish, i'm just curious.

thanks so much!! 

[TartCherry]

These taste really great, but like someone else said they did crumble pretty easily so I will probably add more water next time or maple syrup....

However I am giving this 5 stars becuase they taste amazing.

I made them in the oven and added more lemon rind than than called for... the tanginess definitely gave it a kick.