{"id":846,"date":"2010-03-03T10:50:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T17:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodchronicles.maoomba.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:50:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:50:46","slug":"mulberry-and-walnut-snack-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/mulberry-and-walnut-snack-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulberry and Walnut Snack Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

After making trail mix<\/a> the other day, I decided to figure out what to do with the mulberries I had left. I ran across a blog called Afghan Cooking Unveiled that had a recipe for Afghan Mulberry and Walnut Power Bars<\/a>. Very similar to a Lara or Think bar, these raw dried fruit and nut bars sounded right up my alley.<\/p>\n

One thing that Katie, the author, noted is that you can also use this as a paste, probably similar to Ficoco chocolate fig paste, that can be eaten with crackers or, with a little juice, to make a tasty dessert syrup.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the Persian grocery store near my house sells Golchin brand dried white mulberries in 5 oz packages at nearly $5.00 a pop. So, here\u2019s my version of the recipe, reworked to accommodate my local supply and my preference for small batches (since they\u2019re so easy to make). The trick is to use soft mulberries; some can be quite dry and hard.<\/p>\n

If you want to make them in the quantities suggested for the original recipe<\/a>, just search for dried mulberries online<\/a> and you\u2019ll find numerous mail-order sources.<\/p>\n