Superfood Protein Bar - Superfoodies recipe

Superfood Protein Bar

A no-bake superfood protein bar built from pantry staples — dates, nuts, cacao and protein powder, with no added sugar.

20 min prep 1 hr 30 min chill Medium Gluten FreeVeganRaw

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1 Roughly chop the nuts in a blender or food processor, then remove and set aside (to avoid over-processing into a powder).
  2. 2 Blend the soaked, chopped dates with the coconut oil until you get a sticky, wet mass.
  3. 3 Melt the cacao butter in a bowl over hot (not boiling) water.
  4. 4 In a bowl, combine the date mixture, chopped nuts and dry ingredients, then mix in the melted cacao butter.
  5. 5 Press the mixture into an 18cm x 25cm pie dish lined with baking paper.
  6. 6 Cut into squares or bars, then refrigerate for 1-2 hours to set.

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Whole Pitted Dates - front

dates whole pitted, organic

$12.50

Seed Triblend - front

seed triblend, organic

$12.80

Sacha Inchi Protein Powder - front

sacha inchi protein powder, organic

$20.75

Instant Chia Seed Powder - front

chia seed instant powder, organic

$20.35

Raw Criollo Cacao Powder - front

cacao powder, raw, organic

$15.75

Raw Criollo Cacao Nibs - front

cacao nibs, raw, organic

$17.00

Lucuma Powder - front

lucuma powder, raw, organic

$16.90

Raw Yacon Powder - front

yacon powder, raw, organic

$31.45

Raw Criollo Cacao Butter - front

cacao butter, raw, organic

$28.30

Last Wednesday I did a superfood protein bar demonstration in Opotiki at Beauty & Beyond for eight stressed out school teachers looking for ways to increase their energy and stamina to cope with their very busy and demanding lives. I made a very charged protein green smoothie for them to try and we discussed all the possibilities for addressing individual needs.

In preparation I made a superfood protein bar to take along for the ladies to try…..they LOVED IT!!!!

But the best part about this superfood protein bar is I didn’t follow a recipe. I went to my superfoods pantry and picked out all the ingredients that begged me to choose them and I put them together with my binding knowledge. This is what I did:

Note:

The cacao butter is what sets it to a nice firm texture (without it being a challenge for the teeth). I store it in the fridge. You can play with this recipe, add to it, substitute ingredients, this is just to show you how you can put together a healthy delicious superfood protein bar snack treat to have on hand when the nasty sweet chocolate cravings are calling you. Just make sure you have a wet sticky binder and your dry ingredients can be eaten raw. There is NO SUGAR in this superfood protein bar recipe (although hard to believe) remember the sugars in yacon powder cannot be absorbed by the human digestive system so pass straight through. This only took me 20 MINUTES TO MAKE !!! If you would like to find out more about the superfoods used in our recipes, check out the Superfood Ingredients website with lots of great information on each ingredient we use!