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Raw cacao bar recipe

Raw Cacao Energy Bars

Sarah
No-bake raw vegan cacao energy bars with dates and coconut. Perfect for snacking on-the-go when in the outdoors and insanely good.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Setting time 3 hrs
Total Time 3 hrs 20 mins
Course Snack
Servings 8
Calories 264 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups dates - soaked for 10 minutes
  • ⅔ cups oats
  • ⅔ cups desiccated coconut
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp cacao powder
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil - melted
  • ⅔ cups raw almonds

Instructions
 

  • Soak the dates for 10 minutes, then drain.
  • Blend the dates in a food processor or powerful blender until they form a paste like consistency.
  • Add the oats, desiccated coconut, vanilla, cacao powder and melted coconut oil, then blend to combine. If your mixture is too thick, you can add a little coconut oil to help it blend.
  • Add the raw almonds and blend until the almonds break into chunks.
  • Once blended line a 17 by 12 cm tin with baking paper and flatten the mixture firmly. You can use a different size tin but this may affect how many or how thick your bars are.
  • Leave to set in the fridge for three hours or longer.
  • Once set, cut into 8 bars and tuck in, or keep them in the fridge to enjoy later.

Notes

You can sub the Bioglan cacao boost powder for another brand of raw cacao powder. 

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 371mgFiber: 6gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Raw Cacao Bar, Raw Energy Bar
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