Chocolate Snack Bars
These healthy chocolate snack bars are so much better than packaged energy bars. The customizable recipe can be gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free!
Servings: 9 bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups pitted dates (240g) (For low carb, try these Chocolate Protein Bars)
- 1 cup raw walnuts or pecans (112g)
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder (25g)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (5g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Process the pitted dates, nuts, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt in a high quality food processor.
- 2. Blend until the texture is fine and crumbly, stopping to scrape down the sides of the machine as needed. (I recommend using a food processor, because a blender will yield an overly sticky texture.)
- 3. Form bars with your hands. Or roll out the dough in a large Ziploc bag, then open the bag and cut into bars, squares, or cookie cutter shapes of choice.
- 4. Press chocolate chips into each bar if desired. Enjoy!
- 5. Store any leftover chocolate snack bars covered on the counter for up to two weeks or in the refrigerator or freezer for up to two months.
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Notes
Adapted from these Unbaked Brownies and my Chocolate Chip Katie Bars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5.8g | Fat: 6.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 336mg | Fiber: 4.9g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg