Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This recipe came from Passionate . I was looking for a protein bar recipe that required no baking or protein powders or sweetners. These taste awesome, use natural ingredients and are quick to prepare. I used chia seeds, prunes, peanut butter, and honey for those ingredients where choices were given. My family loves them and I make them often. Ingredients:
2 cups almonds |
1/4 cup flax seed meal or 1/4 cup chia seeds or 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, finely chopped in a food processor |
1/2 cup dried prunes or 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:
1. 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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