Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
16 bars
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 2 cups almonds
- 1⁄4 1/4 cup chia seeds or 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, finely chopped in a food processor
- 1⁄2 1/2 cup dates or 1/2 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup dried unsweetened coconut
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter or 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄2 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 -3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup dark chocolate chips, melted for topping
directions
- Place almonds, seeds/meal, shredded coconut in food processor and process until a fine meal. Add dried fruit, peanut/almond butter and salt and pulse for about 10 seconds. Add melted coconut oil, sweetner, and vanilla and pulse until ingredients form a coarse paste. Press into an 8X8 glass baking dish. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour until hardened. Melt chocolate in microwave, spread over bars and return to refrigerator for 30 minutes. Cut into 1" x 4" bars.
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