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Experimental Recipe #3: PB&J

Makes 36 “bites”

• 250g pitted dates
• 80g peanuts, dry roasted, without salt
• 10g chia seeds
• 45g smuckers sugar free strawberry preserves (could probably use fresh fruit or dried berries if you can find them)
• pinch sea salt or kosher salt

Directions

1. Put peanuts in food processor and chop until fine, but don’t butter them
2. add about 1/2 of the dates to the running food processor
3. after dates are chopped and mixed with the peanuts add the salt, chia and strawberry jam
4. add the rest of the dates and process until a dough ball forms
5. remove the ball divide it and press it into small bars on a dehydrator non-stick sheet
6. dehydrate at 135F for about 8 hours, flip the bars after about 3 hours and when they’re pretty solid put them on a normal dehydrator grid to finish.
7. once dried cut into 36 bites

I’ve kept the previous batches in the fridge for weeks without any issue.  I imagine these will have similar shelf/fridge life.

Enjoy!