Energy Bars (Panjeri Style)

• 1 cup Almonds
• 1 cup Dates
• 1 cup Walnuts
• 1/2 cup Figs
• 1/2 Apricots
• 1/2 cup Cranberries
• 1/4 cup Gum Arabic
• 1/4 cup Sun Flower seeds
• 1/4 cup Melon seeds
• 1/4 cup Lotus seeds
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1/4 cup Hemp seeds
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Fry the gum arabic in 1 tbs butter till it puffs up. When it cools down grind it to a fine powder.
3. Melt butter and combine with honey, brown sugar and vanilla essence.
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry fruit and nut mixture. Combine everything well.
5. Press it on a baking dish and bake for 25-30 mins
6. Cut into squares or bars and enjoy!

almonds, dates, walnuts, cranberries, flower, melon seeds, lotus seeds, honey, brown sugar, butter, hemp seeds, vanilla essence

Taken from food52.com/recipes/76876-energy-bars-panjeri-style (may not work)