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:
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