Free-From Recipes - Chocolate Energy Bars Recipe
Makes
16 squares
Ingredients
- 400g pitted fresh dates
- 60ml melted coconut oil
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- 40g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 125g ground almonds
- A pinch of fine sea salt
- 1 heaped tbsp golden flaxseeds
- 40g pistachios, roughly chopped
- 40g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 50g dried blueberries
- 50g sunflower seeds
- 2tbsp desiccated coconut
Method
1. Blitz the dates in a blender to a paste. Add the coconut oil, vanilla and cocoa powder, and blitz again until smooth. Tip into a bowl, add the almonds, then bring the ingredients together with a wooden spoon or clean hands.
2. Gradually work in all the remaining ingredients except the coconut until evenly dispersed.
3. Line a 20cm square brownie tin or container with foil and tip in the mixture. Press in firmly with the back of a spoon, sprinkle with coconut and lightly press in.
4. Chill for 2 hours, or until set, then cut into squares. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Recipe courtesy of Sugar-Free by Sue Quinn, Hardie Grant. Photography: Victoria Wall Harris
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