Choc Paleo Bars
Delicious and Nutritious Choc Paleo Bars
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups nuts/seeds eg. almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower seeds
- 2 big handfuls shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/3 cup cup choc hazelnut butter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup protein powder optional
- 3 drops liquid sweetener optional
- 2 tsp cinnamon optional
- 1/2 tsp ground vanilla optional
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 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.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 3172kcalCarbohydrates: 180gProtein: 113gFat: 250gSaturated Fat: 101gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 175mgPotassium: 3065mgFiber: 56gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 733mgIron: 27mg
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This is one of my absolute faves – great for our work and school lunch boxes!