Real Food Energy Bars Recipe

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	Real Food Energy Bars Recipe Here's a recipe for a home made energy bar which is filling and made of real and nutritious food...

Here’s a recipe for a home made energy bar which is filling and made of real and nutritious food - a direct contrast to the highly processed packaged bars with their extra sugar and hidden calories that you get from stores. The calories from this delicious, but low carb, energy bar will give you healthy fats and proteins. This energy bar will also keep you going for a long time as even a small piece is quite filling. Trust us!

Ingredients:1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup pecans (or walnuts or any other nuts that you like)
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup almond butter (peanut butter also works)
1/4 cup coconut oil (you can choose from the extra virgin coconut oils available in most provision stores these days)
1/4 cup almond meal (simply pulse approximately 1/4 cup of almonds until it creates a coarse flour)
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of raw honey (although, this is really kind of optional because the egg will help hold the mixture together)
1/2 cup unsweetened whey protein powder (or 60g)
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (85% dark chocolate)
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut to sprinkle on top

Method:

1. On a cookie sheet, toast nuts and shredded coconut until golden brown. In order for them to cook evenly, you need to shake up the tray at least once during cooking.
2. Once toasted, pour mixture into a mixer and pulse until nuts are chopped and the mixture becomes coarsely ground (sort of the consistency of bread crumbs).
3. In a mixing bowl, melt coconut oil and almond butter (about 30 seconds). Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.
4. Add vanilla extract, honey and sea salt. Mix thoroughly.
5. Fold in nut mixture, almond meal and protein powder until mixed thoroughly.
6. Add whole egg and mix thoroughly.
7. Fold in dark chocolate chips.
8. Press mixture into an 8 by 8 loaf pan (a modification that we made to keep everything crisper and help the bars to hold together).
9. Cook in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
10. Remove from oven, sprinkle a ¼ cup of shredded coconut on top and place under broiler until top begins to brown.
11. Let cool for 10-15 minutes. Cut into 12 pieces/bars.
12. Enjoy or stack on wax paper/parchment and store in an airtight container.