Description
Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Bars with Pomegranate {Vegan Friendly}
Ingredients
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- 3 cups raw almonds
- 2/3 cup pomegranate seeds (clean and dried) Save some for topping.
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup vanilla pea protein powder or egg white protein/powder if you are paleo (see notes below for other options)
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup (use 1/2 cup if you want sweeter)
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup hot water (purified)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grind up your almonds in food processor or vitamix
- Next add in the coconut and almost all of your pomegranate and grind again. Save a small handful of pomegranate seeds for later.
- Pour into a large bowl and mix in cocoa powder and pea protein or egg white protein (this is for volume).
- In a separate small mixing bowl. combine your honey or maple syrup, 1/2 cup of hot water, and vanilla. Stir all together and add to your dry ingredients..
- Add in your vanilla and Sea salt.
- I usually test batter here to see if it’s sweet enough.
- If they batter gets to thick, just add more hot water or even a little honey. If it’s too wet, add more powder or a flour of choice (such as coconut or peanut flour)
- Mix well with hands then press into a lined baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of your pomegranate seeds on top.
- Bake at 350F for 25- 30 minutes. Check at 25 minutes just in case your oven bakes fast.
- Makes anywhere between 9-12 bars. You choose size!
Notes
If you can’t find pea protein egg white protein (I used Jay Robbs), you can use chia flour, 100% whey protein isolate, or Brown Rice Protein. But the texture and the baking time will be a little different, so adjust accordingly.
if you can’t find egg white powder or egg white protein, you can use meringue powder but it will have more sugar. Just FYI
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 7 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 10 g