Hemp Seed Bars with Chocolate Drizzle
Hemp hearts are the most nutritionally complete food source in the world, making them the perfect ingredient in a nutrition bar.These no bake, hemp seed bars make a delicious, healthy grab and go breakfast, snack or dessert. Packed with protein, healthy fats, omega 3, vitamins, minerals and fibre, these bars will give you a huge boost of both nutrients and energy.A great bar before or after a workout, packed with real food ingredients! The combination of nuts, fruit, hemp seeds and peanut butter in this bar makes for a chewy, delicious treat. Try one....you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds, or any other nut, or a mix
- 1 cup dates, soaked at least 30 minutes and drained
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup peanut (or any other nut or seed) butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Drizzle
- 2 tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
Instructions
Bars
- Prepare an 8 x 8 baking dish lined with parchment paper, then set aside.Place nuts into a food processor and process until broken down and crumbly. Add dates, coconut, peanut butter and vanilla extract and continue to process until well combined and the mixture is sticky and starts clumping together.Stir in the hemp seeds by hand to add some texture.Scoop out the mixture to the prepared baking dish and press it down firmly with the back of a spoon.Place in fridge while you make the topping.
Chocolate Drizzle
- Place cocoa, coconut oil and honey in a small sauce pan over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and use a spoon to drizzle over bars.Place in the fridge to firm.Remove bars from pan and cut to desired size.
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