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MY Kind (of) Bar

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5 Feb
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I am a lover of delicious, healthy snack bars such as Larabars, Luna bars, Pure Bars, and the list goes on. Today, I finally got to try the Almond & Coconut Kind bar I’ve been hearing so much about in the Blogosphere. The problem I find with all of these bars: price.

Sticker. Shock.

Seeing as I had a hoppin’ party to go to all the time in the world today to play in the kitchen….I did!

The arsenal:

MY Almond & Coconut Bar

1/2 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup almond slivers
1/2 cup honey
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup 40% less fat coconut shreds*
2 Tbsp wheat germ

*if you don’t have/can’t find low-fat coconut shreds, substitute equal parts of the unsweetened shredded coconut

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mix coconut, honey, and wheat germ together in a medium bowl. Stir in almonds. Mix until blended well.

Spray a 8 x 8 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread mixture, pressing firmly to the bottom of the pan, leveling the surface with a spatula coated in cooking spray. Cook 25-35 minutes, until surface is browned.

Let pan cool to room temperature. Transfer pan to freezer and allow to harden. Once firmed up, transfer the 8 x 8 contents to a cutting board. Cut into 8 even portions. Wrap in wax paper to preserve.

Nutrition Information (per bar): 210 calories; 15 g. fat; 7.5 g. saturated fat; 1.8 g. polyunsaturated fat; 5 g. monounsaturated fat; 3.1 mg. sodium; 24.6 g. carbohydrate; 4.1 g. fiber; 4.4 g. protein

By weight and size, MY Almond & Coconut bars are larger. With that in mind, the nutrition facts for an Almond & Coconut Kind bar are:

190 calories; 14 g. fat; 5 g. saturated fat; 25 mg. sodium; 14 g. carbohydrate; 4 g. fiber; 4 g. protein

Pretty comparable on that account.

Taste-wise: Same. Both bars are sooooooooooo good (if you love coconut)

Texture-wise: Me! MY bars take the cake, I do believe. The Kind bar took a lot of chew power — my jaw was literally sore after eating one bar. I like the softer insides of MY bars.

Now if only I could tackle a Larabar recipe… ๐Ÿ™‚

Question: Do you like coconut?

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Comments

  1. 5 Star Foodie says

    February 5, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    A homemade bar is the best! I love your almond and coconut bar, delicious!

    Reply
  2. Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says

    February 5, 2010 at 11:13 pm

    I LOVE coconut – and these look YUM!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  3. challenges2010 says

    February 5, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    Looks good as I like coconut and almsonds. Only I don’t have wheat germ. Necessary? And yes I’m walking up a storm. Need to though ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. kbwood says

    February 6, 2010 at 12:27 am

    oh my gosh girl these look great! I LOVE kind bars-and agreed..they are so super expensive!

    Reply
  5. Carbzilla says

    February 6, 2010 at 12:46 am

    YUM!!!! I think you should have no probs with the F-Larabars (fake larabars).

    Reply
  6. Lena says

    February 6, 2010 at 12:57 am

    No coconut – but kudos on the ‘MY’ bar!

    Reply
  7. Stef @ moretolifethanlettuce says

    February 6, 2010 at 1:03 am

    Nice! i love coconutty things, and I happen to have those exact same bags of shredded coconut (even the reduced fat one) in the cupboard. you can definitely tackle homemade lara bars, just put some dates and your nuts of choice in a food processor, they taste great! to make a pb & j lara sub raisins for the dates, so good!

    Reply
  8. Karin says

    February 6, 2010 at 1:44 am

    Thanks for the recipe! I love homemade bars.
    Coconut. Yes please! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  9. cupcakesinparis says

    February 6, 2010 at 2:51 am

    I love coconut!!! your bars look awesome!

    Reply
  10. Sushma Mallya says

    February 6, 2010 at 3:15 am

    lovely almond bars…

    Reply
  11. Karla says

    February 6, 2010 at 5:15 am

    Those look delicious! Homemade bars are definitely they way to go!

    Reply
  12. MelissaNibbles says

    February 6, 2010 at 6:04 am

    I hate coconut, but I think making your own bars is a great idea. It’s so easy too!

    Reply
  13. Michal says

    February 6, 2010 at 6:35 am

    I looove coconut so these are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  14. intheskinny says

    February 6, 2010 at 6:55 am

    I like how your wrapped up the bars.

    I’m not a coconut fan, but the recipe looks like a good one!

    Reply
  15. Simply Life says

    February 6, 2010 at 6:57 am

    oh those look delicious!

    Reply
  16. Katie @ Health for the Whole Self says

    February 6, 2010 at 7:22 am

    I’ve got to try this! Some of my favorite bars – including KIND bars – are SO expensive! It’s ridiculous!

    Reply
  17. eaternotarunner says

    February 6, 2010 at 7:37 am

    The coconut and almond is my favorite flavor of Kind bar, I’ll have to try these out ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  18. Anna says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Ooh, yay! The only thing I hate about kind bars (other than the price!!!) is their lack of chew! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  19. Lily @ Lily's Health Pad says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:22 am

    What a great idea! Those look great. I’ve been wanting to tackle my own energy bars for some time now.

    You should do a search on Angela’s blog, Oh She Glows. She made her own Larabars one time.

    Reply
  20. Andrea@WellnessNotes says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:31 am

    How great that you made your own bars! (And I’m glad that you survived your 4 ten hour days; I bet it was great to be able to play a bit yesterday…).

    I used to not like coconut at all when I was younger. But I am slowly liking it more and more…

    Happy Weekend! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  21. homecookedem says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:41 am

    I’ve never made homemade snack bars before. These look so good, thanks for sharing with us!! I am sure they are so much better than the original kind bars!! Have a lovely weekend, Nicole!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  22. ashley says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:41 am

    Yes, the best bars are always the most expensive. Thanks for the recipe!!

    Reply
  23. thebalancebroad says

    February 6, 2010 at 9:36 am

    I know, I LOVE Larabars but it kills me to spend more than $1 on them! Yours look AMAZING. I’m sure they taste so much fresher, too.

    Actually, I don’t like coconut. ๐Ÿ™ It’s one of the only things I’ve never liked!

    Reply
  24. Shelley (findinghappinessandhealth) says

    February 6, 2010 at 9:59 am

    omg yum that bar looks great!!

    xoxo
    shelley
    http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com

    Reply
  25. suzicate says

    February 6, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Thanks for sharing your bar recipe…look forward to try it.

    Reply
  26. Morgan @ Healthy Happy Place says

    February 6, 2010 at 10:29 am

    ahhh! thank you for this! I just blogged about how much I love the almond coconut Kind bar, but you are right about the price! wayyy too much. I’m going to make a batch of these next week!

    Reply
  27. Jenna says

    February 6, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    Hey!
    I just came across your blog and I can’t wait to keep reading and following!
    I would lve it if you could check out my blog and follow as well ๐Ÿ™‚
    Jenna

    Reply
  28. Heather says

    February 6, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Yum I love Kind bars!! And yes I’ve started to like coconut now too.
    I’m tackling granola bar making today too and guess what? I’m going to try out your chickpea cookies (if I have all the ingredients) and buffalo wing dip for tomorrow (gotta make the hubs happy). I’ll let you know how we like em!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      February 6, 2010 at 4:13 pm

      Hey Heather! Both are excellent — I hope you enjoy! Let me know what everyone thought! Have a great weekend, hun!

      Reply
  29. kilax says

    February 6, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    I love coconut and that your recipe is so simple! Your readers may like my granola bar recipe as well! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  30. Faith says

    February 6, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    Kind bars are my favorite bars — usually the only ones I buy! THANK YOU for this recipe, I’ll be using frequently! ๐Ÿ™‚ And I love coconut! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  31. The Candid RD says

    February 6, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    Fantastic idea Nicole! This is actually my favorite kind of KIND bar, and Nick’s. Of course I can’t eat them anymore because coconut is off limits for me, but I still do sometimes…. They really are way too expensive, and have you noticed they have shrunk?? I noticed it the other day and of course the price was the same.

    Thanks for this recipe, I can probably tweak it a bit and make it FODMAPS friendly ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  32. Heather says

    February 6, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    I love coconut but sadly, I’ve developed an allergy to it.

    I wish I could find a recipe for a bar with no nuts or seeds – that would meet my food allergy needs…

    Reply
  33. the vegster says

    February 6, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    I LOVE coconut. The Coconut Cream Larabars are my favorite. ๐Ÿ™‚ Your homemade ones looks delicious though!!

    -Ashlei

    Reply
  34. Kerstin says

    February 7, 2010 at 10:20 pm

    What a great idea! So much less expensive than buying them all the time too.

    Reply
  35. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    February 7, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    I love the idea of your bar. Must try. I am not a fan of store bought bars. The homemade ones are so much better!

    Reply
  36. izzy says

    February 8, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    I’m definately stealing that bar recipe! I’ve been on a bit of a bar making binge recently ๐Ÿ˜‰

    DEFINATELY try out homemade Larabars! Theyre even easier because they’re no-bake! And take only a few minutes to pulse in a food processor. There’s plenty of recipes floating around in the blogosphere, as I’ve documented on my blog, too ๐Ÿ™‚

    izzyy
    xoxoxx

    Reply
  37. Tessa Simpson says

    May 10, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Funny, I started with LARA Bars, and I am now tackling the oober expensive KIND Bars, will try them out today, thank you! I have an excellent LARA Bar recipe on my blog, try it, they are so easy and leaps and bounds more delicious than the original (all my tasters said!). Good luck!
    http://tessadomesticdiva.blogspot.com/search/label/Snacks#uds-search-results

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  38. Jenny G. says

    September 4, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    I loooooooove coconut AND almonds! Today I was at PCC and stumbled upon the unsweetened coconut. I took it as a sign, I have to make these bars! Funny thing was, there was a Kind bar truck out in front when I left, getting ready to do some promotional stuff. Haha. I forgot the wheat germ, but I can’t wait to make these!

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    • Nicole says

      September 4, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      It’s funny to get a comment on an old post for these – they’re on my to-do list for tomorrow…so good!!!

      Reply
  39. Angie says

    September 20, 2011 at 10:56 am

    Thank you! I tried the Kind Almond and coconut bar and immediately started looking for recipes online since it was over $2 for this bar. thank you! I am so excited to try these!

    Reply
  40. Gladys says

    March 23, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the KIND – Almond & Coconut bar!! I just discovered it. However, it is definitely pricey. I love the idea of making them at home. I am going to check out your recipe!!! Thanks so much for the info. I will circle back with my thoughts. ๐Ÿ™‚

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