Our best healthy energy bar recipes

Looking for a little energy boost to help you get through a busy day? Try one of our best healthy energy bar recipes for a perfect on-the-go snack

Our best healthy energy bar recipes

Source: Web exclusive, February 2011

Walnut Breakfast and Snack Cookies
These walnut cookies are excellent for on-the-go breakfasts or snack, and are ideal for freezing.

Ginger Pear Energy Bars
Ginger and pear make a refreshing, crisp-tasting energy bar with lots of nutrients. Ginger helps fight inflammation and improve digestion.

Peanut Power Balls
Instead of a taking store-bought energy bars on your next hike, try these homemade peanut power balls. They taste great, transport beautifully without crumbling and are a lot less expensive when you make them yourself.

Chewy Date and Walnut Bars
These chewy snack bars are a special treat for lunch boxes as well as for a midday snack or coffee break. Only a little light margarine and oil are needed for the dough. Dates are added for natural sweetness, and walnuts and sunflower seeds provide extra texture. The result is both nutritious and delicious. Homemade snack bars are also less expensive than store-bought versions.

Chewy Walnut Trail Bars
Baked ahead of time, these chewy, nutrition-packed walnut trail bars are perfect for long trips, hikes or even work commute.

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