Candy bars made from hackberries, nuts and dried fruit. As you can see, the bars are made from equal parts of all ingredients, and you can adjust the "crunchiness" however you want. Makes four one ounce “bars”.
38gramsdried hackberriesdried in a dehydrator on high until brittle, at least 24 hours.
38gramsdried blueberries
38gramshickory nuts
Drizzle of maple syrup1-2 teaspoons
Tiny pinch fine salt
Tiny pinch of ground cinnamon
Instructions
Lightly toast the hickory nut, cool and reserve.
In a spice grinder, grind the hackberries to a coarse powder.
Grind the blueberries or other dried fruit to a powder.
Finally, grind the cooled nuts to a powder.
Transfer the nuts, hackberry and blueberries to a bowl, mix with the tiny drizzle of maple syrup and mix to form a paste. Pack the fruit-nut paste into small candy molds and chill for 30 minutes to hydrate, or roll into balls or whatever. It's an interesting trail snack, and packed with energy.
Notes
*Dried fruit, as in wild fruit dehydrated until it's bone-dry. Commercially dried fruit from the store is too wet and saturated with sugar syrup. You could use some commercially dried fruit in a pinch, ground up in a food processor, but it will be far more sweet.