Healthy Chocolate, Almond and Coconut bars
Servings: 12 bars
One of my all time favourite chocolate-y treats these Healthy Chocolate, Almond and Coconut bars are easy to make, nutritious and delicious.
Ingredients
- 300 g almond meal (2½ firmly packed cups)
- 80 g desiccated coconut (1 cup approx.) or shredded
- 130 g nut butter (½ cup) I like the ABC nut spread
- 4 tbsp rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup -adjust the amount to make these more, or less sweet to suit your taste
- 100 g coconut oil (½ cup)
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 100 g dark chocolate -melted
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients (except the chocolate) together in a food processor/mixer until well combined and forming a rough paste.
- If you have a Thermomix, mix 30 seconds, speed 4.
- Pour into a slice tin (approx. 17 x 27cm) lined with baking paper (parchment paper).
- Refrigerate until set (about an hour).
- Once set, melt the chocolate in a bowl placed over a pot of simmering water, stirring continually. Spread evenly with a spatula over the almond mix and refrigerate again until the chocolate is just set (10 minutes). You an also melt chocolate in the thermomix (see basic cookbook for directions).
- Remove from the tin and slice into small bars.
- Remember to keep these in the fridge or freezer. As with any raw coconut oil based product, they'll melt if not kept cold!
Store
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Tip
- To get a good cut on the slice without cracking the chocolate, take out of the fridge or freezer for about 30 mins (approx) before slicing and you can also use a hot knife.