Got any home made energy bar Recipes?

[Boeing]

Getting tired of the gels and bars on the market. although the Stinger honey waffles are the bomb still.

I am no baker

 

[krebs303]

Allen Lim’s Rice Cakes “Francois” Recipe:
These look to be very good. They got an undeserved bad rap in the Clinic.

The old backpacker standard Gorp is always good. I like mixing up M&M's, mixed nuts, raisins, mini pretzels or pretzel sticks. any kind of dried fruit would be good.

 

[GreasyMonkey]

An Aussie one....

Use the Anzac biscuits recipe, substituting extra dark syrup instead of water, adding sultana's or chopped raisins.

Makes a solid bar that doesn't crumble, but is chewy, rather than hard.

If you want super-high energy density food, the best one is fruit-mince pies, available in the shops as Xmas approaches. Gram for gram, they are about the most energy-dense food I have found, other than Nutella filled crostatta in Italy.

 

[twothirds]

fig newtons

 

[Alpechraxler]

I use a readymade shortcrust, in a pot i boil up some thai rice with really salty water, later add some milk, some household sugar, some maltodextrin, then 2 to 3 eggs depends on the size of the mass i got, some cinamon and then put the tray into the oven. I ushually keep some of the rice cakes in my freezer espaicially for longer tours

 

[mewmewmew13]

This is a great thread...I'm glad it's here, as I am just researching some options as I get tired of some of the bars on the market.
I laughed out loud at Allen Lim's rice cake recipe though! Thanks Krebs..will have to try these. The other things look good too.

I'll contribute shortly.

I tried to eat a Payday nut roll candy bar on a ride the other day and just about choked on the peanuts!

 

[mewmewmew13]

hmm..the rice cake recipe...I'm vegetarian so will get creative with the meat portion..I DO eat eggs though.

 

[durianrider]

I ride triple centuries on 5 large medjool dates per hour. No plastic crap to thru away or ingest.

Eat 1g of carbs per kg of bodyweight per hour.
Eat 10g of carbs per kg of bodyweight per day.

Wear stuff out!

 

[liftman]

Running or riding I like peanut butter and honey, or peanut butter and nutella, just make sure you have plenty of water. Fig newtons are good too. As for the paydays, those are my favorite candybar! Ate on 3 weeks ago on an 80 mile ride.

 

[mewmewmew13]

Running or riding I like peanut butter and honey, or peanut butter and nutella, just make sure you have plenty of water. Fig newtons are good too. As for the paydays, those are my favorite candybar! Ate on 3 weeks ago on an 80 mile ride.

Paydays! the unsung low-cost energy bar

 

[SteveT]

Fig Roll Biscuits

I have always trained and raced on them, they are just the right size and full of natural fructose. They are also very cheap.

I prefer the supermarket own brand over the original Jacobs because jacobs have changed the design and they now contain less fig.

They are easily wraped in a little tin foil and stick a few in the back pocket.

Calories 70 Sodium 37 mg
Total Fat 2 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 1 g Total Carbs 13 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 1 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 8 g
Trans 0 g Protein 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg

 

[Lamont]

Hi All,
This is how I made my energy bar, feel free to comment on it.
3 cups of rolled oats, 2 scoops of protein powder, 1 1/2 cups of dried milk, 1 tbs cinnamon, 1 cup of lite syrup, 2 large egg whites, 1 cup orange juice, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup raisins.

 

[gregod]

bananas are the best. they even come in a biodegradable package. cheap and healthy, too.

 

[LauraLyn]

Check this book out, just excellent:

Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life, by Hugh Jackman

 

[bikebottles]

homemade 'pay day' recipe

Getting tired of the gels and bars on the market. although the Stinger honey waffles are the bomb still.

I am no baker

In my triathlon days, we debated over the best quick compact recovery food and it was decided that Payday bars had everything you need.

This recipe is easy. The mixture is very soft at first but in a day or two, you can cut nice bars:

http://www.food.com/recipe/payday-candy-bar-squares-18719