PERUVIAN ENERGY BARS

PERUVIAN ENERGY BARS

Jul 26, 2023Team MDS

MAKES

12

 

PREPARATION TIME

Start the day before you need them

 

INGREDIENTS

For the bars:

  • 3 C oats
  • 1 C Mesquite Powder
  • 1 C Lucuma Powder
  • 1 C raisins
  • 1/2 C Cacao Nibs
  • 1/2 C Chia Seeds, ground
  • 1/4 C Maca Powder
  • 1 T vanilla powder
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 2 C dates
  • 2 C water
  • 1/2 C Cacao Powder


CHOCOLATE SAUCE DIP

  • 1/2 C Cacao Paste
  • 1/4 C Cacao Butter
  • 1/4 C coconut oil
  • 1/4 C Coconut Blossom Nectar

 

METHOD

STEP 1:

Soak the dates in the water until soft.

 

STEP 2:

Blend the dates and the soak water into a date jam, adding the Cacao Powder to make it a chocolate date jam.

 

STEP 3:

In a food processor, pulse the oats till roughly chopped and then add the remaining ingredients and pulse.

 

STEP 4:

Place dry ingredients in a bowl and add the date jam. Work it through into a doughy consistency.

 

STEP 5:

Spread out onto a solid sheet and dry in a dehydrator for 12 hours.

 

STEP 6:

Make the chocolate sauce – in a pot suspended over hot water melt the Cacao Paste, Cacao Butter and coconut oil together and stir in Coconut Blossom Nectar or sweetener of your choice.

 

STEP 7:

Cut into bar shapes and dip into chocolate sauce. Allow the chocolate to set in the fridge.

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