Healthy Peanut-Butter Almond Energy Bars
These delicious and healthy energy bars are a favorite of mine and are perfect for a ski snack. They have a rich coconut flavor due to the coconut oil and shredded coconut.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter (no fillers or sugar)
- 1 tbs maple syrup
- 1/2 cup melted unrefined coconut oil
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips of choice
Instructions
- Using a spice grinder process flax seeds and chia seeds into a meal
- Place the almond flour, almonds, shredded coconut, chia meal, flax meal, peanut butter, and salt in a food processor
- Pulse briefly until the almonds are broken down into smaller more desirable pieces, the size of sunflower seeds or smaller.
- Add maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla extract to dry ingredients. Pulse until the mixture forms a thick moldable paste and is well blended.
- Press mixture evenly into an ungreased 8 inch x 8 inch baking dish using your fingers
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, until the mixture becomes firm.
- In a saucepan, melt chocolate chips over very low heat, stirring and scraping the sides with a rubber spatula
- Spread the melted chocolate over the chilled bar mixture, bang on the counter to even out and get rid of bubbles.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes, until chocolate hardens enough to cut
- Cut into 16 pieces using a pastry scraper or a cleaver to press directly down so as to not cut into your pan
- Store in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and freezer for two months.
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