Healthy Energy Bars
Lately I have been trying to eat clean, early and on time. Alhamdulilah, so far so good! I have cut sugar from my diet, and I cover it up with little bites of fruits, but suddenly out of no where, I have been craving chocolate dream cake and I just cake take my head off it! And that’s when I came up with these healthy energy bars..mind you, eating more than one bar a day May result in weight gain! So have it sparingly if you want to lose weight but craving for chocolate. Once in a while, giving up with a little keeps you sane, keep in mind not be harsh on yourself.
These can be called Energy bars/ protein bars, instead of adding protein powder, I have replaced it with powdered flax and chia seeds. And make sure the texture is a bit more jammy than mine by adding a little bit more dates, though I have used dark chocolate and a bit of semi sweet chocolate chips, you may completely avoid it (I ran out dark chocolate)
I have also added a tsp of coconut oil when melting the chocolate making it even more delicious, glossy and helps to harden the chocolate. Sooo Yumm!! I have been guilty of giving my little girl with grocery bought snacks in her tiffin, finally I have prepped a batch and it’s ready for the week, Alhamdulilah! (Hope it lasts that long lol) 😄
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 Cups Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Dates (pitted) preferably the wet types like khalas, sukkari etc
- 3 + 3 tbsp Chia seeds and Flax seeds (powdered)
- 1/3 cups Almond
- 1/3 cups Cashew
- 1/3 cups Pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp Peanut Butter
- 1 tbsp Honey, optional
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 50 gms Dark Chocolate
- 50 gms Semi sweet Chocolate Chips, optional
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
- Freeze dried Strawberries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
- In a pan, slightly roast rolled oats, almond, cashew, pumpkin seeds.
- Next in a food processor, add your pitted dates the roasted oats and nuts, and the rest of the ingredients and pulse well until desired consistency.
- Next, in a tray, line it with a parchment paper and add in the oats mix and flatten using a spatula and allow to freeze for half an hour.
- Whilst at that, prepare the chocolate ganache, by mixing the chocolates and coconut oil by double boiling and pour over the mix and add in the freeze dried strawberries (optional) and place in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.
- Enjoy once the chocolate ganache harden and slice them into bars and wrap them up separately using the butter papers and store in the freezer for months! The energy bars stays fresh in room temperature upto 3-4 days. Enjoy!
