Packed with good stuff, these delicious vegan energy bars are a perfect pick-me-up when you're in need of a boost. With nuts, seeds, oats, banana, beetroot and berries - their chewy texture and sweet flavour will keep you going until dinnertime!
We all need an energy boost from time to time, don't we. And whether that's due to a long, hard gym session, exhausting kids or just one of those days when everything feels like hard work, these pretty pink vegan energy bars are here to help.
Packed with banana, oats, seeds, nuts, beetroot and berries, these are easy to make from 100% good stuff and taste great too.
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📝 What you need
Ingredients
- Beetroot
- Bananas
- Mixed berries (blackcurrants, blueberries and redcurrants work well - fresh or frozen)
- Oats
- Plant milk
- Maple syrup
- Nuts (I used almonds and hazelnuts)
- Seeds (I used linseeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
Equipment
Blender or food processor For blitzing and chopping ingredients here I used my Breville Active Compact Food Processor which at £30 is a bargain and really handy for all sorts of small chopping and blending jobs in the kitchen. Or sometimes I will get out my Magimix Pro Food Processor which has three different sized bowls for any size job. (This one was a gift for review from Magimix some years ago, but I'm a big fan and haven't ever been paid to say so!)
Baking Tin This 20cm square loose-based tin by Lakeland would be ideal and easy to get the energy bars out of once cooked. I have quite a few Lakeland cake tins and they are sturdy and very durable. You will see from the photos that I used my nifty adjustable cake tin which is so handy for making cakes and traybakes of all sorts and sizes.
❄️ Freezing and Storing
These energy bars don't have a particularly long shelf-life as they have so many fresh and moist ingredients. So, I tend to keep 2-3 in the fridge then freeze the remaining bars in an airtight container.
I then just get out a couple and let them defrost in the fridge for snacks for a day or two.
🤔 What else can I make for an energy boost?
These lovely vegan recipes are also perfect to keep your energy levels up on a busy day:
- Quinoa Protein Energy Bars from Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary (use maple syrup or agave instead of honey)
- Vegan Banana Muffins from The Veg Space
- Carrot, Banana and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks from Tinned Tomatoes
- Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies from The Veg Space
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Energy Bars with beetroot & berries
Ingredients
Bottom Layer:
- 1 large beetroot cooked and peeled
- 2 bananas
- 175 g oats
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 100 g nuts (I used a mixture of almonds and hazelnuts)
Top Layer:
- 70 g nuts roughly chopped (I used a mixture of almonds and hazelnuts)
- 70 g mixed berries (fresh or frozen - blackcurrants, blueberries or redcurrants work well)
- 45 g oats
- 50 g seeds (I used a mixture of linseeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp plant milk (oat, soya or nut)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4.
- Prepare the bottom layer - in a blender or food processor, blitz the bananas to a purée then tip into a bowl.
- Blitz the cooked beetroot and add to the banana.
- Blitz the oats then add to the bowl then do the same with the nuts.
- Finally, add the maple syrup, stir well until fully combined.
- Line a 20cm x 20cm baking tin (or approximately similar size) with greaseproof paper or baking parchment, and spread the mixture evenly over the bottom of the tin. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then remove from the oven and set aside.
- Roughly chop the nuts for the top layer, (I prefer to do this by hand rather than in a food processor as you want them to stay fairly chunky).
- Tip into a bowl and add the berries, oats and seeds.
- Add the maple syrup and plant milk to the bowl, mix well to combine then spread evenly over the bottom layer.
- Return to the oven for a further 12-15 minutes until starting to turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and leave in the tin to cool. Then slice into individual bites or bars and enjoy!
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Hi,
These looks amazing!
By any chance can sub the bananas for dates? (unfortunately my partner doesn't like bananas)
Hi Izzy, it is hard to say for sure as I've never tried it, but as they are fairly sticky I imagine they would work well. Sorry not to be able to say definitely one way or the other!
Hi what does a g measurement?Thanks
Also, sorry for the second question but these just look so good! Can you use steel cut oats?
I've never tried them with steel-cut oats but imagine they would take quite a bit longer to cook and might be quite a different texture. I would stick to rolled or jumbo oats if you can!
How long do these last? And should you refrigerate them?
Hi Lauren! Not particularly long - if you store them in the fridge up to a week, or else freeze them and just remember to get them out a few hours before you want one, (which is the tricky bit!!).
Seriously in love with these. So colourful. Perfect with a dollop of ice creamon the side
These look wonderful Kate. I've made beetroot flapjacks and blackcurrant flapjacks and neither look anything like as pretty as yours. Plus I like the idea of having so many nutritional goodies packed into one bar.
Convert to cups and teaspoons?
Oh my YUM! I love these! So beautiful and wholesome.
Can these be frozen? They look amazing.
Yes definitely good for freezing Cara, (don't do what I did and forget about the last one in the biscuit tin for two weeks.... came back to a very large blue fluffy mouldy lump.... oops!).
The Energy Bars really look tasty and I am surprised that the requirements are readily available organic foods. Thanks a lot for the share and the recipe too. I am goign to try this over the weekend, cant wait to try it.
Cindy
Man, I want to drop everything and make these right now.
How amazing do these look? Natural vibrant colours are magnificent. I will admit that I used to worry about vegetarians in pregnancy, before I become more informed and realised that most probably have a healthier diet than I do!
I love how pink these bars look. Great recipe and full of good nutrition too!
Love these bars! So colourful and full of nutritious ingredients 😀
Oooh beetroot - what a great way to get this powerful veg into your diet.