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What a mouthful: “Tigernut Currant Granola Bars”… I hope I didn’t lose you yet. See, I recently discovered tigernuts and have fallen in love with them. This is a sneaky name for what they actually are… not nuts at all. They’re tubers (root vegetables) and are packed with nutritional value. To name a few nutritional facts: they’re high in fiber, they’re allergen free (gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, etc.), great source of magnesium, zinc, potassium, iron and protein! Plus, they taste delicious, I’d compare them to raw almonds. You with me now?! I tried them from this brand called, Organic Gemini and they also make these amazing Horchata drinks from the tigernut in various flavors which are DE-LISH. They’re great for aiding in digestion.
Before I scarfed down my entire bag of these babies, I was able to test out making granola bars with them and they turned out to be amazing! It took me two tries, because the first time, I used them right out of the bag – however I found the 2nd time around, that it’s best to soak them for at least 12 hours so they soften up (they’re hard and you have to chew well). Once I had that down, the recipe was ready to go.
I store these in the freezer to keep from melting on these warmer days now for summer and they’re ready to eat. As an optional addition, and I think it’s the best option ever— ADD CHOCOLATE over top. I used ALOHA brand which has greens like spirulina infused in it. That’s what I call healthy on healthy.
makes 6 bars // gluten-free & vegan
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6 comments
I have never had a tigernut! I’m going to have to try them and these granola bars look soooooo good! wow!
Oh you must try it!! Hope you love it.
Never heard of tiger nut before but you just got me convinced I have to try them 🙂 They sound great
And these bars look so damn delicious. Pinned!
You must!!! I polished off that whole bag… I’m naughty hehe. Thanks, girl!