Healthy laddoos

My hubby is very much obsessed with jogging these days. He runs for more than an hour on most days. As much as this worries me, at the same time I am constantly in the look out of some healthy bites for him, which is easy to carry in his pocket or can be had in the morning before he starts his jog. The home made muesli and granola bars were the result of such attempts. But one can’t be having the same stuff daily, right? 
Few days back when my attempt to make granola bars failed ( I didn’t want to add extra sugar or jaggery syrup and thus the bars didn’t bind well and became all crumbly ) and then it was transformed into muesli 🙂 And after few days, the remaining muesli was mixed with banana puree and baked again to give me healthy bars. Now, that is also about to get over. So, this time it’s some healthy laddoos with roasted oats, wheat germ, nuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, raisins, kismis, cranberries, dates mixed with melted butter, maple syrup, date syrup and honey. I hope he likes it and will carry it with him. The best part is along the proteins and fats from the nuts and seeds and dried fruits, the oats and wheat germ is going to provide the needed carbohydrate too. 

Ingredients:

• Oats 1/2 cup
• Wheat germ 1/2 cup
• Dessicated coconut 1/2 cup
• Almonds handful
• Peanuts 1/2 cup
• Cranberries handful
• Raisins handful
• Kismis handful
• Assorted dehydrated fruits 1 tbsp
• Flaxseeds 1 tbsp
• Chia seeds 1 tbsp
• Melon seedS 1 tbsp
• Pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp
• Dates 10-12
• Date syrup 1 tbsp
• Maple syrup 1 tbsp
• Honey 1-2 tbsp
• Hot water 1-2 tbsp
• Butter 1 tbsp 

Method:

• Roast the wheat germ and oats separately in pan for few minutes or you can layer them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 150 degree celsius for 5-6 minutes.
• Roast the flax seeds, peanuts, almonds and dessicated coconut.
• Finely chop the dates and other dry fruits.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a big mixing bowl.
• Take a heavy pan and heat butter. When it melts add honey and mix. Add 2 tablespoons of water and boil.
• Pour this into the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add the maple syrup and dates syrup. Adjust the quantity so that the mixture becomes fully coated with the syrup.
• Cool a bit and make laddoos out of it.
• Store in airtight containers. It will last for atleast a week. For longer shelf life, store it in refrigerator.

Notes:

• Use whatever of the above mentioned ingredients are available with you.
• I have used fresh grated coconut.
• Maple syrup and dates syrup are optional. You can use jaggery syrup too.