Recipes

Chocolate Protein Bars with Chocolate Sauce

Sep 22, 2022
by Gwen Eager

Chocolate lovers, this Chocolate Protein Bars with Chocolate Sauce recipe is for you! Full of the indulgent chocolatey flavor you love, this delicious, no-bake treat is vegan, raw, gluten free, dairy free, and soy free. And it makes 18 bars--perfect for sharing or enjoying throughout the week.

Serves: 18

Ingredients

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 Tbsp cashew or almond butter
8 Medjool dates (pitted)
1½ Tbsp Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
4 or 5 dashes of cinnamon
1 Tbsp of water
dash of sea salt

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

Preparation

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.
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.
Remove batter and place in a rectangular or square brownie pan. Press batter down until evenly distributed in pan.
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.

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