No Bake Chocolate Almond Protein Bars! YUMMMMMM!

mudar146
mudar146 Posts: 146 Member
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These no bake, quality protein, high-fiber bars are a cinch to make and perfect for weight-loss, weight management, and overall health. From Maximized Living Nutrition Plans by Dr. B.J. Har****.

INGREDIENTS

Base

2 cups almond flour

1 cup ground flax seed meal

½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)

3 scoops of chocolate NaturePro Whey Protein

½ cup of xylitol (or ¾ tsp pure powder stevia)

½ cup coconut oil

¼ cup organic butter

3 squares unsweetened chocolate

½ tsp pure vanilla



Chocolate Topping

4 squares unsweetened chocolate

2 tbsp of coconut oil

1 tbsp of organic butter

¼ cup of xylitol (or ¼ tsp of pure liquid stevia)



Preparation:
1.Place almonds meal, flax meal, shredded coconut, Nature Pro and xylitol (stevia) in a food processor.
2.Pulse until ground into meal
3.In a double boiler melt coconut oil, butter and 3 squares of unsweetened chocolate.
4.Once melted add vanilla to melted chocolate/coconut mixture.
5.Mix liquid chocolate with dry ingredients in a bowl until turns into a paste
6.Press mixture into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish.
7.Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour, until mixture hardens.
8.In a double boiler, heat butter and coconut oil until liquid.
9.Add xylitol (stevia) and heat and stir until dissolved
10.Add 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate. Stir until melted.
11.Pour melted chocolate over pressed mixture in glass dish. Return to refrigerator for at least until chocolate hardens.
12.Remove from refrigerator, cut into bars and serve. (If chocolate cracks when cutting, let soften for 10 minutes first)
13.Keep refrigerated. These also freeze well.

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  • theflyingartist
    theflyingartist Posts: 385 Member
    Bumpity bump! Sounds like a good treat for when I'm craving samoa cookies!
  • RachelsReboot
    RachelsReboot Posts: 569 Member
    MMMM gonna save this one, I don't have the unsweetened chocolate or the xylitol right now though :(
  • theflyingartist
    theflyingartist Posts: 385 Member
    MMMM gonna save this one, I don't have the unsweetened chocolate or the xylitol right now though :(

    I'm going to try it with stevia, which should be just as delicious! :love:
    (Most grocery stores carry Truvia or Stevia in the Raw in the baking aisle and it's relatively affordable!)
  • Meatsies
    Meatsies Posts: 351 Member
    Do you happen to know the calories per serving off-hand?
  • SalishSea
    SalishSea Posts: 373 Member
    What is the calorie count? And protein, carb amount? Sounds yummy!
  • melbaby925
    melbaby925 Posts: 613
    OMG - anything with butter and chocolate in it gets my vote! Thanks for the post - can't wait to try them :)
  • twkelly
    twkelly Posts: 91 Member
    bump
  • cecejoy
    cecejoy Posts: 76 Member
    sounds interesting!
  • AnarchoGen
    AnarchoGen Posts: 400 Member
    What is the calorie count? And protein, carb amount? Sounds yummy!

    ^THIS!
  • schaapj2
    schaapj2 Posts: 320 Member
    Bump
  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    Bump for later! Thanks!
  • melissa7662
    melissa7662 Posts: 93 Member
    bump
  • Princess721
    Princess721 Posts: 27 Member
    Whats the calorie count?
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    Lots of calories. This is the whole mix without the chocolate on top - though they do look yum.

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    (edited to add) In case you can't read it clearly, for the whole batch it's

    Calories 3099
    Carbs 120
    Fat 251
    Protein 138
    Sugar 35
    Fibre 62
  • DonnaLRB
    DonnaLRB Posts: 54 Member
    Gotta check these out!
  • maethoriel
    maethoriel Posts: 78
    bump
  • RachelsReboot
    RachelsReboot Posts: 569 Member
    MMMM gonna save this one, I don't have the unsweetened chocolate or the xylitol right now though :(

    I'm going to try it with stevia, which should be just as delicious! :love:
    (Most grocery stores carry Truvia or Stevia in the Raw in the baking aisle and it's relatively affordable!)

    I have truvia but that said liquid, would I be able to do the same thing with the granules?
  • Princess721
    Princess721 Posts: 27 Member
    thanks but I see you put the serving size as 1 so if you cut it into 16 pieces you would have a total of 193 calories/bar...not bad but not great either
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    thanks but I see you put the serving size as 1 so if you cut it into 16 pieces you would have a total of 131 calories/bar...not bad but not great either

    Thanks! I was just about to do the math.
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
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  • 8kidsmom
    8kidsmom Posts: 40
    At least it is all healthy stuff, and has the good fats in it, if you eat the good and right kind of fats your body will get rid of the junk faster. Thanks for the recipe, I will have to try that one out!
  • AfonsoSilva
    AfonsoSilva Posts: 24
    The 3099 calories is for the entire recipe. On an 8x8 pan I will assume you will cut 2"x2" square bars, so that should yield 16 bars per recipe, or 194 calories per bar.
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    thanks but I see you put the serving size as 1 so if you cut it into 16 pieces you would have a total of 193 calories/bar...not bad but not great either

    Yep I just put it as one serving so people could decide for themselves how many pieces to cut. And that's without the chocolate on top.
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    Thanks! They sound good, and way better than some stuff i find in the store!!
  • Bpothik13
    Bpothik13 Posts: 135 Member
    I love to bake, but also like the healthy stuff, too....might have to give these a go (sans the coconut) this weekend! Thanks for posting!
  • theflyingartist
    theflyingartist Posts: 385 Member
    Lots of calories. This is the whole mix without the chocolate on top - though they do look yum.

    (edited to add) In case you can't read it clearly, for the whole batch it's

    Calories 3099
    Carbs 120
    Fat 251
    Protein 138
    Sugar 35
    Fibre 62

    You could always use greek yogurt, a banana mashed up, or applesauce to substract the heavy fat from the oil! :wink:
  • mudar146
    mudar146 Posts: 146 Member
    Sadly I don't know the counts on it :sad:

    It's something I had tried at a Womens Lifestyle Show and they emailed out the recipe! I'll try and dig a little deeper and get back to everyone with the info if I can! :)

    Enjoy!!!

    *EDIT*
    Posted before I finished reading the comments LOL Thanks for finding the counts!
  • Scatterdragon
    Scatterdragon Posts: 225 Member
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