We just arrived back to our farm after a spectacular visit to the Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania and the Mother Earth News Fair ( where BowTie Press was also signing sept up for subscription toHobby FarmsandHobby Farm Home ) . More than 15,000 people from across the country pour into the slew resort to learn more about renewable vitality , backyard gardens and raise poulet , and we were among the occupation - up of conferrer .

After our “ Farmstead Chef ” presentment and before our “ Sustainable Living Simplified ” talk ( the organizers really kept us hopping ) , we had a delightful conversation with fair attender , Carol Yoder . It turn out , she ’s been a farmplace chef her whole sprightliness . Before our last talk , she shared with us a small old bag meet with her Health Nut Bars . The sweet - salty compaction and free energy - packed snack keep us going all good afternoon .

Fortunately for us all , she was more than entranced to share the formula for her Health Nut Bars , which we adapt and shared below to assist get you through a sustainable - support or county fair — or a long 24-hour interval of task on the farm-place .

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“ you’re able to alter the teetotal ingredients as long as you keep the proportions , ” Yoder says . “ I substitute differentnutsto the mix . Just verify you only have six cup total of the cereal - and - ballock mixture or it wo n’t stick together . ”

“ I control the ingredients instead of have got who know what in what I ’m eating , ” she add . “ The texture is also better than in any store - bought brand I ’ve try out . ” We could n’t agree more . And if you make your own sunflower or pumpkin seeds , raisinsorhoney , you ’re really transforming this treat into something that offers a on-key penchant of local .

Recipe : Carol ’s Health Nut Bars

Customize Carol’s Health Nut Bars recipe with your favorite nuts, just make sure to keep the proportions even. Photo courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock (HobbyFarms.com)

Yield:24 bars

Ingredients

PreparationLine 9×13 patty genus Pan with aluminium foil .

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Mix together crispy - rice cereal , wave oat , sunflower and pumpkin seeds , soybean nuts , and raisin , then set aside .

In saucepan , combine beloved , peanut butter and brownish sugar , and heat until melted smooth . Then add vanilla extract and all flux .

Mix warm beloved - peanut butter mixture with ironical cereal grass - testis potpourri , and press out in foil - lined cake pan .

lease the discharge mixture coolheaded before cutting into 24 bars .

Savoring the good life ,

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