Paleo Coconut Secret Bars/Healthy Mounds

By JenHall

If you like Mounds Bars or Almond Joy you have to try these! A much healthier version and just as good, even better without the guilt!

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 4 4 4 cups unsweetened coconut, grated
• 1/2 1/2 16 cup softened or melted coconut oil (Trader Joe’s sells 16 ounce organic for $5.99)
• 3 1/2 3 1/2 1/2 tablespoons coconut nectar (I liked this best, however you could use real maple syrup, honey, or agave)
• Roasted whole or slivered almonds (optional)
• COATING:
• 1 1 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor, put the filling ingredients and process for several minutes. The mixture should soften and heat the coconut oil and the coconut pieces should begin to break down and move smoothly. The less time you process, the more chunky it will be. Some time it is necessary so that the mixture will bind well.

Taste for sweetness, add more if you like. Coconut nectar gives the mixture a slight tan coloring…just like the original!

Line an 8 x 8 or similar sized pan with waxed paper or parchment. Pour the coconut filling in and spread around evenly. If you would like to use almonds, now is the time. Press them in!

Place the pan in the fridge or freezer to speed the solidifying process.

Meanwhile, melt your chocolate with the coconut oil.

Once solid, lift the whole chunk out by lifting the paper. Cut into desired shapes. Dip each piece in the chocolate, letting the excess drip back before laying it on A Silpat, parchment, or waxed paper to solidify. Store in an airtight container on the counter or in the freezer. Unlike most coconut oil delicacies, these are solid at room temp and travel well out of refrigeration, at least here in the cooler NW!