These bars are actually adapted from a reader recipe on My New Roots, which is what prompted my first ever use
of brown rice syrup.
When I realized that the granola was almost vegan, I tried it out with
brown rice syrup in place of the honey.
Process 1 cup dried tart cherries, 2
tablespoons brown rice syrup, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 2 tablespoons water in a food processor until smooth.
You can probably replace up to 3 tablespoons of the peanut butter with 2 - 3 tablespoons of a liquid sweetener (such
as brown rice syrup, maple syrup, etc).
I've actually never used
brown rice syrup if you can believe it, but have been meaning to pick some up for this exact purpose — to make snack bars.
For example, organic infant formulas rely heavily
on brown rice syrup, sometimes exclusively, as the sweetener.
I like the idea of this with maple syrup instead of
brown rice syrup which is not something I have in my cupboard.
I haven't tried this recipe with
brown rice syrup so can't say for sure that it would work, but I suspect it probably would.
I've used this product a few times and love the fluffy consistency, the super sweet marshmallow flavor, and the fact that it's made
from brown rice syrup.
I've gotten
brown rice syrup at all natural markets in my area and even at some of the regular supermarkets here.
Heat brown rice syrup, coconut oil, nut butter, salt, and cacao powder in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
We tested several sticky sweeteners, including maple syrup and honey, but found
brown rice syrup held the bars together the best.
And
while brown rice syrup is rare in baby foods, it is common in crackers, cereals, snack bars, energy bars and many products marketed as health foods.
If you don't
keep brown rice syrup on hand, feel free to use honey, maple syrup, or even coconut sugar with a teaspoon or two of water.
I'm intrigued
by brown rice syrup - is it better for you than natural sweeteners like honey and agave?
You could certainly use
brown rice syrup here, though it's not raw so the cookies wouldn't «officially» be raw.
For some reason the author puts sweeteners in just about everything (
especially brown rice syrup) which is unnecessary and tastes bizarre most of the time.
Phrases with «brown rice syrup»