On The Menu: Sesame Crunch Bars

I love sesame seeds. Sesame bagels are my absolutely favorite.

When I came across a recipe for Sesame Crunch Bars, I knew I had to try it.

Here's the recipe:

Sesame Crunch Bars

Ingredients:

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 cup honey

1 tsp salt

3 cups sesame seeds

1 cup shredded coconut

1/2 cup chopped cashews

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350.

Mix peanut butter, honey, and salt. Add the rest of the ingredients. 

Press flat into an oiled baking dish (13x9).

Tip: Use wax paper to press down to prevent it from sticking to your fingers!

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Cut into bars.

Be warned - this recipe makes a TON of crunch bars! Definitely half the recipe - unless you want to eat crunch bars for a month!

I opted to use 1 cup of black sesame seeds and 2 cups of regular seeds. I think I was feeling too "foodie" at Central Market when we were shopping. The black seeds added an interesting color, but I think they also have a more intense flavor. One thing is for sure: they get stuck in your teeth pretty badly.

It was really pretty all mixed together.

At the last minute I couldn't help but chop up some chocolate chips and add them on top - the peanut butter flavor was just begging for some chocolate.

As much as I do love chocolate, I'd probably leave it out next time. It made the bars messy. Sigh.

So in summary: no black sesame seeds and no chocolate - just follow the recipe! That's so hard for me sometimes.

The mixture turned a pretty gold color in the over...you'd be able to see it more if I hadn't added black sesame seeds or chocolate!

These pretties found a place in the snacks category of our meal plan this week. Yum!

Recipe from these two lovely ladies!