Protein Bars
- Preparing Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Served Person: 1
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cups almonds
- 1/4 cup flax seeds chia seeds or pumpkin seeds (ground in a coffee grinder or blender)
- 1/2 cup dried prunes dates or raisins (we used prunes!)
- 1/2 upshredded coconut (unsweetened)
- 1/2 uppeanut or almond butter
- 1/2 upcoconut oil or butter (melted)
- 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- a few squares dark chocolate less than half a bar needed for thin layer (optional) – i melted about 1/4 bag of chocolate chips in a small saucepan for the topping
- Carbohydrate 147.00580016283 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 112.087000269881 g
- Fiber 34.7307493851638 g
- Protein 50.5689251160437 g
- Saturated Fat 8.66630002037486 g
- Serving Size 1 1 (340g)
- Sodium 19.4950000076207 mg
- Sugar 112.275050777666 g
- Trans Fat 6.14694001490844 g
- Calories 1669 calories
Place almonds, flax meal/seeds, dried fruit, shredded coconut, almond/peanut butter in a food processor. Pulse briefly for about 10 seconds.In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil over very low heat. Remove coconut oil from stove, stir sweeteners and vanilla into oil. Add coconut oil mixture to food processor and pulse until ingredients form a coarse paste. Press mixture into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour, until mixture hardens. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over very low heat, stirring continuously. Spread melted chocolate over bars; return to refrigerator for 30 minutes, until chocolate hardens. Remove from refrigerator, cut into bars and serve. Makes about 12-15 bars. Store in refrigerator or freeze for later enjoyment!
