Almond Power Bars

By vdub

Ingredients

• 2 cups almonds (raw or crispy nuts)
• 1/2 cup flax meal (flax seeds ground in a blender)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup unsalted almond butter (like peanut butter, made from almonds instead)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup coconut oil (unrefined is best; could probably sub butter here)
• 1-2 Tbs honey
• 1 Tbs maple syrup
• 2-3 teaspoons homemade vanilla extract (or at least real)
• a few squares dark chocolate, less than half a bar needed for thin layer (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Place almonds, flax meal, shredded coconut, almond butter and salt in a food processor. Pulse briefly, about 10 seconds

In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil over very low heat,
Remove coconut oil from stove, stir sweeteners and vanilla into oil

Add coconut oil mixture to food processor and pulse until ingredients form a coarse paste

Press mixture into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish

Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour, until mixture hardens

In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over very low heat, stirring continuously

Spread melted chocolate over bars; return to refrigerator for 30 minutes, until chocolate hardens

Remove from refrigerator, cut into bars and serve