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She Says: Honest Foods Review and Secret Baking
Last night I baked for my Secret Valentine. I made a fourth version of the Olive Oil Oat Muffins I made here and here.
This time I made a Barney Butter & Almond Butter Chocolate Chip version. I used flax and water instead of eggs, but the chocolate chips obviously deveganized them. I strongly suspect this indiviudal will not mind.
I tried one and they are seriously yum! I am convinced that olive oil is the key to moist muffins. I’ve found that almond butter is so subtle in baked goods that you really need to add a ton for the flavor to come out. I added about 4 T of each type here and I am still not sure that was enough. Maybe next time I could also add some almonds. No need to fret though because like I said, they are pretty fantastic as is!
Last night I also had a special dessert…
Review of the Honest Foods Apple Ginger Spice Baked Whole Food Bar
I tried the Apple Ginger Spice Baked Whole Food Bar that Honest Foods sent us. I previously tried the Choco Peanut Butter Bar and quite enjoyed it. I wasn’t expecting to like this flavor because … I don’t like apple pie. It was delicious! It was softer, chewier and more like baked oatmeal than the chocolate version and tasted just like yummy apples. I actually like it more than the chocolate peanut buter flavor becuase while that one was good, it wasn’t unusual like this one. Usually apple flavored bars are gross and fake tasting, right? Not this one. It has huge apple chunks in it. It was gorgeous, smelled great and devoured by me in under 5 minutes. I was expecting more ginger, but it was really subtle, which is not a complaint, just an observation.
Looking at the ingredients, I know why I am in love – the second ingredient is almond butter and my vegan friends can enjoy it as well.
Nutritionally, the bar has 210 calories, 9 g of fat, 180 mg sodium, 190 mg potassium, 32 g carbs (14 sugar/4 dietary fiber) and 5 g protein. This is different from the information on the Honest Foods website because each bar is now 54 g instead of 61 g.
I packed the Cran Lemon Zest flavor in my lunch today and I can’t wait to try it!
Don’t forget that today is the last day for the
Zinke Orchards Almond Butter Giveaway Contest!
We got Honest Foods samples too and I’ve barely had a bite. Bobby steals them away from me cuz they’re so good
We loved the chocolate pb one.
I love Honest Foods products! Their new look is great too
Glad to hear that these are good! I’ve seen them around lately and have been wanting to try them… between your review and another review, I’m going to cave!
Fabulous muffins; and hooray for great bars!!
MMMMM…. I hope I am your secret valentine!!
Oh wow, muffins looks great!
I hear you…when almond butter is stirred into baked goods and even oatmeal, it becomes very suttle. I usually leave it on top of my oats and pick at it. Those muffins look DIVINE though. Maybe some almond extract would help?
Muffins look delish! That secret valentine is lucky!
BB and AB together???? such an amazing combo for the muffin!! love it!
Great looking muffins
Looking forward to seeing how you like the cranberry lemon Honest Foods square, since I love the combo of cranberry & lemon.
Your secret valentine is very lucky!
Lucky, lucky secret valentine!
The muffins sound great!
Thanks for the review of the Honest Foods bar! Glad you liked it!
Oh, your secret cupid is one lucky little blogger
Those muffins sounds delish!
And, the Honest Foods bar sounds wonderful too. I need to pick up some of their products at Whole Foods.
Have a great day!!
Delicious muffins!
Yummy muffins! You do have to add a ton of nut butter for the taste to come through.
Yummy muffins!! Those sound delish
Thanks for the review on the bars!
Your muffins look super tasty, and thanks for the oil/almond butter tip, that’s good to know.
Can’t believe you don’t like apple pie though. Jeez.
Those muffins sound really good!
I’ve never tried the HF bars, only the granola planks, but those do look yummy.
Yum, Honest Foods bars!
I really like the Cran Lemon Zest…it might actually be my favorite! I hope you like it!
These muffins look to-die-for just like the previous versions!
I actually like that they reduced the size of the bars – now you can enjoy a whole one, guilt free. If only I can find them in stores…
The muffins look delish! Do you adjust baking time or other ingredients when using olive oil in place of canola/vegetable/butter? I love olive oil, so I really should try it as a substitute in baking!
I’ve never baked with olive oil! I’m going to give it a shot next time I whip up a batch of muffins…
Love the big chunks of apple in that bar. Honest Foods puts out the best stuff!
craving muffins with almond butter now. I baked a cake with olive oil recently and it was wonderful
Those muffins look delish, whoever gets those is super lucky lol.
You can deveganize me anytime
Barney Butter & Almond Butter Chocolate Chip…I’m drooling. I’m not kidding. I want one of those muffins…almost more than I want to win that almond butter.
MMMM lucky Valentine!
you have like a bazzzzzillion entries, hope they offer up a second jar!
Your valentine is one lucky blogger!
i liked that bar the best out of all of them…i thought the cran-lemon was way too strong…maybe they scaled it down from when i tried them mid last year…enjoy!
Your secret valentine is very lucky!
Lauren: In this particular recipe I did not use eggs and subbed flax + water, other than that, it’s a regular old recipe. The link to the recipe is in this post.
I should so bake for my secret valentine!!!! LOVE THOSE BARS!
Wow. Those muffins look tasty. I love my almond butter a little too much to give up four tablespoons for a muffin, though.
Wishing we had a whole foods around here…..
i’ve still never tried an honest foods bar! thanks for the review.
once again, those muffins look incredible.
and wtf is right about the half marathon!!! i need to find out what is going on with that stat, grrrrrrr.
Hmm…I feel like we’re playing a game of “Guess Who?” and we just asked, “Heather, is this person a vegan?” “No.” I’m slowly flipping down the faces I can cross out
Love that game! Those muffins look delicious and whoever receives them is v. lucky.
I’m really glad you liked both Honest Foods bars. I have those exact flavors sitting in my cabinet right now. The only problem is, I bought them last year and they technically “expired” in October. I really want to eat them. Do you think that bars will make me sick if they expire? I have no idea.
those are some good lookin’ muffins. where do i sign up to be your secret valentine
maaaaaaan is your secret valentine lucky.
me? Im a little lazy this morning.
now I want muffins but they may be the doctored up box kind (Fiber1) —shhhhhh
Your muffns sound so good!! Thanks for the review on that bar I have been wanting to try them.
ooh, lovely muffins
and i haven’t tried any of the honest foods bars… thanks for the review!
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