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Gluten-Free Superfood Power Bars

  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups almonds
  • 1/41/2 cup flax seeds, chia seeds or pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup dried prunes, dates or raisins (we used dates)
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened)
  • 1/2 cup peanut or almond butter (we used sunflower seed butter)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (melted)
  • 1/4 cup honey (preferably raw to add enzymes)
  • 23 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 bag of dark chocolate chips in a small saucepan for the topping

Instructions

  1. Place first five ingredients into a food processor and pulse for 10-20 seconds. Let sit.
  2. In a sauce pan, melt coconut oil over very low heat.
  3. Stir sea salt, raw honey, and vanilla into the liquid coconut oil.
  4. Add the coconut oil mixture into the food processor and blend until the ingredients all form a thick ball.
  5. Cover a 9 x 13 cookie sheet in parchment paper and spread out this thick paste into a thin rectangular layer on the cookie sheet, over the paper.
  6. Place in refrigerator for an hour to chill or until it solidifies.
  7. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over very low heat, stirring continuously.
  8. Smooth melted chocolate thinly over the base.
  9. Return to refrigerator for 30 minutes, until chocolate hardens.
  10. Remove from refrigerator, cut into bars, and serve cold.

Notes

  • Store in refrigerator or freeze to enjoy later!
  • Author: Jaqueline