Oh boy are these good! I based them off the wrapper of the Chocolate Coconut Chew Larabar I ate earlier yesterday, using this recipe as a template from Wardeh over at GNOWFGLINS. I made a double batch and pressed them into a 9x13 pan and they fit perfectly.
These bars are great because they are high in protein, the only sugars are from the dried fruit, and they are made with organic items. The nuts called for have been soaked in salty water and dehydrated to reduce enzyme inhibitors. This is also a raw and GAPS friendly recipe, not to mention portable and relatively easy to make in bulk. I haven't priced it out, but I am also pretty sure that my homemade bars are cheaper than the individual price of a Larabar at $1.29 at Trader Joe's and $1.49 at Whole Foods. But that's not to say that they aren't worth it, because I am known to buy a box of 12 bars at Whole Foods upon occasion!
These bars are great because they are high in protein, the only sugars are from the dried fruit, and they are made with organic items. The nuts called for have been soaked in salty water and dehydrated to reduce enzyme inhibitors. This is also a raw and GAPS friendly recipe, not to mention portable and relatively easy to make in bulk. I haven't priced it out, but I am also pretty sure that my homemade bars are cheaper than the individual price of a Larabar at $1.29 at Trader Joe's and $1.49 at Whole Foods. But that's not to say that they aren't worth it, because I am known to buy a box of 12 bars at Whole Foods upon occasion!
Chocolate Nut Bars
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup dried figs
1/2 cup raisins
3 T cocoa powder
large pinch of coarse sea salt
3/4 cup soaked and dehydrated almonds
3/4 cup soaked and dehydrated walnuts
scant 1/4 cup cocoa powder
scant 1/4 cup shredded coconut
approx. 2 T. expeller-pressed coconut oil
approx. 2 T. filtered water
1. Put dates, figs, raisins, 3 T cocoa powder and salt into a food processor and process until it turns into a paste and forms a ball. It should take a few minutes, and may require you to hold your food processor down firmly for the first minute or so!
2. Remove ball of paste and set aside in a bowl. Add almonds and walnuts to the food processor and process until a fine nut meal forms (don't go too long or you will have almond-walnut butter).
3. Turn off and add the ball of fruit paste back in, pinching into smaller pieces to ease the mixing process. Add remaining cocoa powder and coconut and process until
it makes a dry paste that you can press into a glass pan. If needed, add a little coconut oil and water to moisten, about 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
Coconut Lemon Bars
1 cup dates
1/2 cup dried figs
1/2 cup raisins
2 T. shredded coconut
large pinch of sea salt
3/4 cup soaked and dehydrated almonds
3/4 cup soaked and dehydrated walnuts
scant 1/2 cup cocoa powder
juice of 3 lemons
approx. 2 T. expeller-pressed coconut oil
approx. 2 T. filtered water
1. Put dates, figs, raisins, 3 T. shredded coconut and salt into a food processor and process until it turns into a paste and forms a ball. It should take a few minutes, and may require you to hold your food processor down firmly for the first minute or so!
2. Remove ball of paste and set aside in a bowl. Add almonds and walnuts to the food processor and process until a fine nut meal forms (don't go too long or you will have almond-walnut butter).
3. Turn off and add the ball of fruit paste back in, pinching into smaller pieces to ease the mixing process. Add remaining shredded coconut and lemon juice and process until it makes a dry paste that you can press into a glass pan. If needed, add a little coconut oil and water to moisten, about 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
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