No-bake crunchy nut bars

Oh yes, these are no-bake crunchy peanut butter protein bars! I just threw together a few ingredients and voilà! Not to toot my own horn but these are seriously good and seriously crunchy. Did I mention that they are crunchy? I apologise for the quality of this photo. I just made these in a rush before the gym and didn't think they'd be noteworthy enough to share the recipe. That was before I actually tried them... and by then it was too late to turn back and take some quality snaps. Whoops!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup nut butter (I used peanut butter) 
• 2 tbsp organic maple syrup
• 1/2 cup whole almonds 
• 1/3 cup cranberries (with no added sugar)
• 1/3 cup dry raisins 
• 1 and 1/2 cup rolled oats

Method:

1. Melt the nut butter and maple syrup over a low heat until the mix is liquid. Remove from heat immediately, you don't want this to burn.
2. In a bowl mix the rest of the ingredients and then pour in the nut butter and maple syrup mix.
3. Combine all ingredients as the nut butter hardens. You may want to use your hands to mix until you get a cookie dough consistency.
4. Line a square tin or dish with baking paper and press the 'dough' into it. The bars should be 1.5 to 2cm thick.
5. Refrigerate the bars for 2 hours or until they are crunchy but can easily be cut without crumbling.
6. Cut into bars of desired size. 

These are perfect as a pre or post workout snack. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. 

Enjoy!

Samara,
xx