ALMOND PROTEIN BARS
Ingredients:
2 cups raw almonds
½ cup hemp seeds
½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 scoops Organic Whey Protein (optional)
½ cup raw almond butter (I sometimes use Organic Peanut Butter. Not as healthy as Almond Butter)
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon (approx) Vanilla
½ cup coconut oil
3 - 4 ounces Lily’s Chocolate Chips
Topping:
3 - 4 ounces Lily’s Chocolate Chips
1/4 cup coconut oil
Preparation:
1) Place almonds, hemp seeds, shredded coconut, (Organic Whey Protein - Optional), almond butter, vanilla and salt in a food processor.
2) Pulse briefly, until you get a “sandy” consistency
3) In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil over very low heat.
Add 3 - 4 oz. Chocolate chips and very gently, melt with the coconut oil
4) Remove chocolate and coconut oil from stove, add mixture to food processor and pulse until ingredients form a coarse paste.
5. Press mixture into an 8 x 8 silicone baking dish. **
6) Chill in refrigerator while you prepare chocolate topping
Topping:
7) Melt chocolate and 1/4 cup coconut oil
8) Spread melted chocolate over bars; return to refrigerator until protein bars harden (an hour or two)
9) Remove from refrigerator, cut into 32 bars, and serve.
** Until you purchase a silicone baking dish, you can use glass - lined with parchment paper. The silicone is definitely worth buying.
