No bake double chocolate and prune energy bars

No bake double chocolate and prune energy bars might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 14 and costs 71 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 231 calories. It is brought to you by Eat Good 4 Life. Head to the store and pick up flaxseed meal, cocoa powder, prunes, and a few other things to make it today. 262 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 72%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Five-Ingredient Double Chocolate Cherry Pistachio Energy Bars {copycat Lara Bars}, No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Energy Bars, and Chocolate Blueberry No-bake Energy Bars.

Servings: 14

 

Ingredients:

1 cup raw or toasted almonds

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup flaxseed meal

2-3 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons organic peanut butter, you can use any brand you like but make sure it has no hydrogenated oils

1 lb whole pitted prunes

Equipment:

baking paper

food processor

frying pan

bowl

cutting board

wax paper

Cooking instruction summary:

Line a 8 by 8 inch square pan with a piece of unbleached parchment paper so that the paper hangs over the long edges (you can use any other size square pan you may have). Set aside.In a food processor, with the metal blade, add almonds and pulse until coarse bread crumbs have formed. Add dark chocolate chips and flax seed meal and pulse until finely chopped. Place this mixture in a bowl and set aside.Place prunes, honey, peanut butter and cocoa powder into the food processor and pulse until mixture is finely chopped and it comes together nicely. Add previous almond mixture into the food processor and pulse for a few seconds until everything come together.Press the mixture evenly over the pan and fold excess parchment over the bars. Place a plate to cover the bars, like in the picture, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.Transfer the mixture to a cutting board and cut as desired. I keep my bars wrapped in wax paper in the fridge. Unrefrigerated bars are good for about a day or two.

 

Step by step:


1. Line a 8 by 8 inch square pan with a piece of unbleached parchment paper so that the paper hangs over the long edges (you can use any other size square pan you may have). Set aside.In a food processor, with the metal blade, add almonds and pulse until coarse bread crumbs have formed.

2. Add dark chocolate chips and flax seed meal and pulse until finely chopped.

3. Place this mixture in a bowl and set aside.

4. Place prunes, honey, peanut butter and cocoa powder into the food processor and pulse until mixture is finely chopped and it comes together nicely.

5. Add previous almond mixture into the food processor and pulse for a few seconds until everything come together.Press the mixture evenly over the pan and fold excess parchment over the bars.

6. Place a plate to cover the bars, like in the picture, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

7. Transfer the mixture to a cutting board and cut as desired. I keep my bars wrapped in wax paper in the fridge. Unrefrigerated bars are good for about a day or two.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
231k Calories
5g Protein
11g Total Fat
32g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
231k
12%

Fat
11g
17%

  Saturated Fat
2g
19%

Carbohydrates
32g
11%

  Sugar
17g
20%

Cholesterol
0.06mg
0%

Sodium
20mg
1%

Caffeine
7mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
11%

Manganese
0.63mg
32%

Fiber
6g
26%

Magnesium
84mg
21%

Vitamin E
3mg
21%

Copper
0.4mg
20%

Vitamin K
20µg
19%

Phosphorus
147mg
15%

Potassium
459mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.2mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.14mg
10%

Iron
1mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Calcium
80mg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.13mg
7%

Vitamin A
253IU
5%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Folate
15µg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.32mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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