The other day, when I spotted the new Larabar flavors at the store—chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate chip brownie, carrot cake, and peanut butter chocolate chip—my hand involuntarily reached out to snatch them.
(Well, I only got these two, so I did manage to not buy all the newest Larabar flavors.)
I love to make my own Homemade Cookie Dough Larabars, where I can put in extra-dark chippies and use whatever nuts I want (sometimes I like using almonds in place of the cashews). But then again, isn’t homemade always better?
As far as packaged bars go, I thought the cookie dough was Larabar’s best flavor yet! But the brownie bar was seriously lacking in the chocolatey department. Jocalats are much richer. I ended up giving the rest of the brownie bar to my dad (who really would eat anything!) and took all of 5 seconds to make myself a different snack:
Homemade Peanut Butter Larabars
Question of the Day:
Have you ever tried making your own Homemade Larabars?
If so, what’s your favorite flavor? If not, you really should try; it’s super-simple, quick, and much less expensive than buying pre-packaged bars. Plus, you get to make up your own flavors! Best part!!
Ooh, I didn’t even know about the new flavors, but I must try! Even though your homemade ones are better, I do like the convenience of throwing a wrapped Larabar in my purse for afternoon snackin’ at work.
Oh, and good call on the Elvis babies. Elvis Week in Memphis started on Sunday and runs through Aug. 16th, the 33rd anniversary of his death. It’s a huge big deal here … we have tourists all over the place right now.
ahh i want to attempt to create my own larabars! youre so talented, share the skills! hah
hope your day is going well!
I haven’t tried the new larabars (as Freya above mentioned we don’t have them in the UK), but I love your fudge baby recipes! I agree with you, it’s nice as you can then make your own flavours. 🙂
i can’t believe you found them!!! i’m not suprised that they are too sweet though! i thought it was interesting to see sugar as an ingredient 🙁 do you think this is because larabar was bought by general mills?? love the originals and yours though!!
Wow, I didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out! I never thought to *look* for sugar as an ingredient in a Larabar. I’d say that’s a letdown… but eh, I didn’t like the flavor anyways! I’ rather have a fudge baby bar with Ghiradelli’s 100% chocolate blended up into it. Cheaper, tastier, and more fun to make!
Anywhoos, thanks for pointing it out!
The sugar is just in the chocolate chips.
Which makes sense to me, unsweetened chocolate chips would be sorta nasty/too bitter. Even my good quality, dark dark dark chocolate has some sugar in it. I don’t hold it against them. 🙂
I realized that after I wrote my comment. I don’t hold it against them either… unless I use 100% chocolate, my fudge babies have sugar too.
I still have not tried making my own Larabars…one day. I just need to break down and get some dates I guess. I’ll watch for when they are next on sale 🙂
I would like to try the new Larabar flavours though, just to give them a go. I’m hoping they make their way to Canada sooner rather than latter.
i’m a fairly new reader and was just wondering why you are so skinny? If you’re embarrassed about it couldnt you wanted to gain weight if you tried? Or is it some sort of medical reason? and if that is the case I fully understand! I”m really not trying to be rude or mean just a little curious!
Hi mama,
Thanks so much for your respectful comment! Have you read my faq page?
https://lett-trim.today/faq/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Hopefully that’ll help answer your question 🙂
I’ve never made homemade larabars before because I can’t handle the sugar content of the dates!!! I really want to try, though. Do you have any other ideas?
Dried fruits are the base for the Larabars, so you can’t really sub anything. (Well, maybe you *could* try reversing the proportion of nuts to dates… whatcha think?)
I once made some pretty rockin’ faux Chocolate Coconut Chew bars. YUM!
I agree, your recipe is better than packaged bars. And think of all those pesky wrappers we’ll be saving from landfills!! Sorry, I’m a hopeless hippy at heart (<– check out that alliteration)!
I hear you on the hippiness! (hippyness? hehe)
When I make mine, I re-use the bags so many times that my mom has to yell at me to throw them out lol.
I love making homemade larabars! Once I made a blueberry one, since larabar has never come out with that flavor.