Choc Paleo Bars
Jackie Bowker
Protein packed, paleo bars – perfect when you are on the go!
PREP TIME 15 mins
TOTAL TIME 15 mins
COURSE Dessert, Snack
SERVINGS 12 bars
CALORIES 253 kcal
EQUIPMENT
- Food processor or blender
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups nuts/seeds eg. almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower seeds
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/3 cup choc hazelnut butter or other nut butter
- 1/8 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup collagen
- stevia to taste
- 1 tsp cinnamon optional
- 1/2 tsp ground vanilla optional, pure if possible
INSTRUCTIONS
- Blend nuts in a food processor or blender until finely chopped.
- Pour blended nuts into mixing bowl, add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Add melted coconut oil to dry ingredients and combine well. Add natural sweetener like stevia if you like it sweeter. If the mixture is really wet, add some extra chia seeds (or almond meal, psyllium husks etc) to thicken it up. If too dry, add some extra coconut oil. Mixture should be sticky.
- Line baking pan with baking paper. Tip mixture in, press down and smooth out with the back of a spoon.
- Pop in fridge for 30 minutes or so to set. When set and hard enough to cut, lift the whole lot out on to a chopping board. Cut into squares or rectangles.
NUTRITIONS
- Serving: 40g
- Sodium: 53mg
- Calcium: 37mg
- Vitamin C: 1mg
- Vitamin A: 5IU
- Sugar: 3g
- Fiber: 5g
- Potassium: 232mg
- Calories: 253kcal
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Fat: 18g
- Protein: 14g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Iron: 2mg
KEYWORD Chocolate bars, Healthy Snacks, Nuts, Paleo
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