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Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6 bars
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup almonds
  • ½ cup dates, pitted
  • ½ - 1 apple, small cored and peeled, see Note
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • pinch sea salt
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup mini chocolate chips I use Enjoy Life

Equipment

  • Food processor

Method
 

  1. Line a 9" x 5" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. Combine all of the ingredients (see Note) except for the chocolate chips into a food processor. Turn on and process until combined completely. Fold in the chocolate chips and stir to incorporate evenly throughout.
  3. Use a spatula to spread the batter out into the parchment paper lined loaf pan. Use your hands to press the batter down so that the thickness is as uniform as possible. Let set in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. When hardened, remove batter from loaf pan by lifting the parchment paper and placing it on a cutting board. Use a large knife to cut evenly into six bars (your knife blade should be parallel with the 5" width). Store in the refrigerator until ready to consume. Enjoy!

Notes

Start with half of the apple. Check the consistency of the batter after you have processed it with the other ingredients. You want the consistency to resemble wet sand. If it looks too crumbly, add the other half of the apple to the batter and pulse to combine.