Charlotte’s Chocolate Cranberry Granola Bars are “Zero-Waste Chef” Anne-Marie Bonneau’s go-to for a hiking snack or not-too-sweet treat. (Anne-Marie Bonneau)
Sunscreen, water bottle and a healthy snack are the necessities to pack for your next Zen-inducing hike. But the snack part can be tricky. Granola is too crumbly and messy. Store-bought protein bars are loaded with sugar. And are you really going to bust out a sandwich on the trail?
Homemade bars and power bites, a culinary social media trend that blew up last year, are the answers. Loaded with oats, nut butters, seeds or dried fruit, they involve minimal or no baking,