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Healthier Mounds Protein Bar Recipe

This easy Mounds bars copycat recipe is a healthy spin on the classic candy bars. They have a delicious, slightly crumbly and slightly chewy coconut cream filling that is perfectly sweet and oh so very “coconutty” that is shaped, chilled and then coated in chocolate. These are a healthy (and delicious) alternative to your favorite coconut candy bar!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating
Keyword clean eating candy, clean eating dessert or snack, copycat mounds bar recipe, healthier mounds protein bar recipe, healthier protein bounty bars, protein mounds bar recipe
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 2 cups desiccated coconut
  • 1/2 cup condensed milk, store bought or sugar free homemade recipe below in notes

Chocolate Coating

  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions

  • Note: If you are using homemade condensed milk, make this first so its ready to go when you wish to make the bars. If using homemade, you may need a little bit of extra sweetener to the bar mixture. Taste test the blended coconut filling and add a tablespoon or two or honey or maple syrup if needed. There is sweetener in the chocolate coating and this was enough for me.
    In a medium bowl, combine the coconut and condensed milk.
    Mix until the coconut is fully coated and the mixture is sticky.
    Using your hands, shape the coconut mixture into 8-10 small rectangular bars.
    Place the shaped bars on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    Freeze the bars for 15-20 minutes, or until firm.

Chocolate Coating

  • Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
    Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
    Remove the bars and after checking they are firm and set. Working quickly, using two forks, dip one bar at a time into the bowl of melted chocolate until it is fully coated.Lift the bar from the bowl of chocolate and let any excess drip off, then place it onto a tray lined with baking paper. Repeat with the remaining bars.
    Or hold each one with a fork over the melted chocolate and spoon it over letting the excess drip back into the bowl. 
    Chill until chocolate has set.
    Store in the fridge for up to 1 week or freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Homemade Condensed Coconut Milk
Elevate your dessert game with my sugar free condensed milk recipe.
Avid bakers are all too familiar with sweetened condensed milk, but what about those of us who love to bake but need to cut out excess sugar?
There aren’t too many sugar-free varieties on the market, and the ones I’ve tried… miss the mark. So, I came up with a sugar-free version of classic condensed milk, and now I use it in everything!
There are some recipes that are just better with condensed milk (think fudge and ice cream!)
This is a super simple recipe that creates a delicious sugar free condensed milk, perfect for eating straight out the jar or in your favourite recipes!
Go here for the recipe: Sugar Free Homemade Condensed Coconut Milk
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