My husband is going on a snowboard trip this week and he asked me that I make him some energy bars that he can take with him. First thing that came to my mind was granola bars and Larabars.
We spent a few good hours in the kitchen last night and came up with three different bars, all grain free, gluten free and sugar free:
1- Cacao Nibs & Coconut Energy Bars
2- Apricot & Lemon Energy Bars (recipe)
3- Mulberry & Goji Berry Energy Bars (recipe)
For the next three days I will be posting the recipe for each and I hope you enjoy each one as much as my husband and I did.
Recipe
Cacao Nibs & Coconut Energy Bars
Ingredients
- 10 large Medjool dates, a little over 1 cup
- ½ cup raw pecans
- ½ cup raw almonds
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 ½ tbs cacao nibs
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Instructions
- In a food processor grind the nuts until coarsely ground and place it in a bowl.
- Remove pits from dates and process them in a food processor until creamy.
- Combine the date paste with the ground nuts, shredded coconut and cacao nibs. Mix all with your hands until well combined.
- Press into an 8×8 square baking dish or a loaf pan lined with parchment paper, then cut it into rectangles. Alternatively, you can just skip the baking dish and just shape them any way you prefer.
- Wrap each bar separate with parchment paper so you can easily take it with you.
Notes
Recipe makes about 6 3-inch bars.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 297.6kcalProtein: 4.8gFat: 17.8gSaturated Fat: 6gSugar: 28gFiber: 6.4gCarbohydrates: 35.9gNet Carbs: 29.5g
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