These Spaceman Breakfast Bars are a healthy and delicious way to start your day! Packed with fiber and protein, they will keep you feeling full until lunchtime. Plus, they’re easy to make ahead of time for a quick and healthy breakfast on the go.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- These Spaceman Breakfast Bars are healthy and delicious.
- Plus, they are also packed with fiber and protein.
- They are also easy to make ahead of time when you need a quick breakfast on the go.
If you enjoy easy grab-and-go bars like these then you may also enjoy these Honey Nut Power Bars.
Ingredients
While the list of ingredients that you need to make these breakfast bars may seem long, you most likely have some of these ingredients on hand in your pantries already. The other ingredients are easy to pick up at your local market or grocery store.
Nut Mixture
Chocolately Mixture
- chia seeds soaked in 1/2 cup water for a few minutes until gelatinous
- hemp hearts
- cacao powder
- sesame seeds
- vanilla
- coconut oil, melted
- cinnamon
- cashews
- walnuts
- raw honey or monk fruit syrup
Equipment
You only need a few common kitchen tools to help you make this tasty breakfast bar recipe.
- food processor
- large bowl
- 8×8 pan
How to Make Dr. Bollinger’s Spaceman Breakfast Bars
Making these spaceman breakfast bars is simple just follow the instructions below and you will have a delicious breakfast bar that is great to eat on busy mornings.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and then in the bowl of a food processor rough chop nut mixture.
- In the food processor mix the chocolaty mixture until smooth.
- Pour the chocolatey mixture into the bowl with the rough chop nut mixture and mix by hand with a spoon or spatula until completely combined.
- Grease an 8 x 8 pan with coconut oil and press “dough” into the pan firmly.
- Bake for 10 minutes in 350° oven.
- When cool, cut into squares or rectangles and store in an airtight container.
- If you like a crisper, less crumbly texture (especially if you are eating it in the car like Dr. B), you can dehydrate the breakfast bars overnight in a food dehydrator.
- Enjoy!
Storage
Store these spaceman breakfast bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
If you want to keep them longer, you can store them in the freezer for up to three months.
Pro Tips
To make sure that your spaceman breakfast bars turn out perfectly, here are a few tips and tricks.
- Be sure to soak the chia seeds in water for a few minutes before adding them to the food processor. This will help them to gel and create a binding effect in the recipe.
- If you want a sweeter breakfast bar, you can add more honey or monk fruit syrup to the recipe.
- For a less sweet breakfast bar, you can reduce the amount of honey or monk fruit syrup that you use.
- If you want a more chocolatey breakfast bar, you can add more cacao powder to the recipe.
FAQs
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions for this recipe
If you line your baking pan with parchment paper, then you can easily remove the bars from the pan.
Yes, you can double this recipe however you will need to use a 9x13 baking pan.
Dr. Bollinger's "Spaceman" Breakfast Bars
Beth Bollinger of Nest WellnessEquipment
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 350 In the bowl of a food processor rough chop nut mixture:
- 1 cup pecans
- ½ cup cashews
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup goji berries
- 2 TBS cacao nibs
- ¼ cup coconut flakes
- ¼ cup walnuts
- Pour rough chopped mixture into a medium size mixing bowl.
In the food processor, mix until smooth this chocolatey mixture:
- 2 tbsp chia seeds soaked in 1/2 cup water for a few minutes until gelatinous or basil seeds
- 1/4 cup hemp hearts
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp raw honey or monkfruit syrup
Instructions
- Pour the chocolatey mixture into the bowl with the rough chop nut mixture and mix by hand with a spoon or spatula until completely combined. Grease an 8 x 8 pan with coconut oil and press “dough” into the pan firmly.
- Bake for 10 minutes in 350° oven.
- When cool, cut into squares or rectangles and store in an airtight container. If you like a crisper, less crumbly texture (especially if you are eating it in the car like Dr. B), you can dehydrate the breakfast bars overnight in a food dehydrator. Enjoy!