Serves: 18 bars
Organic Ingredients for the Bars:
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 scoop Garden of Life RAW Protein & greens Chocolate
- 2 Tablespoons cashew or almond butter
- 8 Medjool dates (pitted)
- 1½ Tablespoons Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 4 or 5 dashes of cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon of water
- dash of sea salt
Organic Ingredients for the Chocolate Sauce:
- ½ cup of Garden of Life Coconut Oil (melted)
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup cashew butter
- ¼ cup cacao
- dash of sea salt
Directions:
- Place cashews, coconut flakes, seeds, protein powder, cinnamon and salt into a food processor using the S blade. Process everything down until you get a flour-like consistency.
2. Add dates, cashew butter and coconut oil. Process again until well mixed; then add 1 Tablespoon of water and process one more time until the batter is sticky.
3. Remove batter and place in a rectangular or square brownie pan. Press batter down until evenly distributed in pan.
4. Drizzle chocolate sauce on top, and let set in refrigerator for a few hours before cutting into bars. (Store in refrigerator for up to one week.) It’s vegan, raw, gluten free, dairy free and soy free.
Recipe courtesy of Gwen Eager, Garden of Life Product Specialist and Certified RAW, Vegan Chef