Apricot Ginger Chia Chews

November 18, 2012 by Leanne Vogel August 23, 2017

Jacked-up homemade dried fruit and nut squares with superfood power and loads of chia seeds. Made bite-sized to enjoy on the go.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons chia seed
• Juice from ½ lemon (approximately 3 tablespoons)

Nuts and seeds

• ½ cup raw walnuts
• 3 tablespoons raw, hulled sunflower seeds
• 2 tablespoons hemp hearts

Dried fruit mix

• 200 grams pitted medjool dates (approximately 13)
• 100 grams dried apricots (approximately 20)
• 3 tablespoons lucuma powder
• 1 tablespoon maca powder
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• Pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Combine chia seed and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir to combine and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
2. Add nuts and seed ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and pulse until broken down. Remove mixture from your processor and place in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Place dried fruit mix along with soaked chia (it will be a hard mass at this point, just scoop out with a spoon) in the bowl of your processor and process until smooth, about 3 minutes. It will form into a ball. This is good.
4. Once smooth, add the nut mixture to dried fruit mixture and process just until combined.
5. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper draping over both sides for easy lifting and drop the mixture into the prepared pan. Press and smooth out with a spatula.
6. Fridge version: Place pan in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden. Remove, cut into cubes and store in the fridge or freezer until ready to consume.
7. Dehydrator version: Place pan in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden. Remove, cut into cubes and place in your dehydrator. Dehydrate at 105F for 4 hours.

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