Brazil Nut Bars Food

CARAMEL & BRAZIL NUT CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 8 " square pan and set aside until needed.
• Combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and mix well.
• Lightly beat in eggs, do not over mix, add the nuts and spread in the bottom of the prepard pan.
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. If you have a gas oven or if you have a hot oven you may want to check at 20 minutes, cake should spring back when touched.
• In a small bowl, mix the topping ingredients and pour over cake. Broil for 1 or 2 minutes until bubbly and light brown.
• While still warm, cut into bars and cool on a wire rack. If using chocolate to drizzle over the bars, do that after they have cooled.
• Then grab a tea, coffee or milk and enjoy this decadent treat.

BRAZIL NUT BARS

Steps:

• Lightly coat 9" x 13" baking dish with grapeseed oil. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add Brazil nuts and pulse until nuts are ground into a fine powder. Place in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the pumpkin seeds, almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, cranberries, cinnamon, and cereal to the bowl.
• In a large saucepan on the stove, add the cashew butter and honey and heat until very hot and bubbling.
• Transfer this mixture to the mixing bowl and mix together using a wooden spoon.
• Immediately press mixture firmly into the baking dish (wear rubber gloves if needed).
• Let cool in refridgerator.
• Cut into 16 pieces and serve.
• Wrap each bar individually with wax paper and store in the freezer.