No Bake “Healthier” Snicker’s Bars
Making your own candy bars is actually pretty dang easy. The best part? It’s made with whole food ingredients, packed with healthy fats and protein.
Make these now, thank me later!
These bars are fine at room temperature but might melt slightly, so I recommend storing them in the fridge or freezer so they last longer.
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No bake "Healthier" Almond Snickers Bars
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 1 hour (in freezer)
Yield: 8 large bars or 16 small bars
Ingredients:
Bottom layer
8-10 dates (1 cup packed), soaked in warm water
1 cup almonds
1/4 cup cacao powder
3 tbsp honey or agave
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
2 tbsp Chia or Hemp seeds
Splash (2-3 TBSP) of your favorite nut milk
Middle layer
10 crushed almonds
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
Top layer
1/2 cup dark chocolate* (I use Lily's Dark Chocolate Baking Chips or Hu chocolate bar)
Directions:
1. Process nuts in a food processor for 30-45 seconds.
2. Transfer to a separate bowl, along with hemp or chia seeds, and cacao powder and mix all together
3. In the food processor, process dates, peanut butter, honey, and nut milk for about 2 minutes
4. Mix the paste from the food processor into the dry mixture you set aside earlier.
Here’s what your “date paste” should look like in step 3!
5. Press into into a 9x5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
6. Place in freezer to harden for a minimum of 20 minutes.
7. Next, remove from freezer and sprinkle halved/crush almonds over the date crust.
8. Melt 1/4 cup natural peanut butter and pour over the nuts. Harden in freezer for another 10 minutes.
9. Remove from freezer. Melt together the chocolate baking chips in the microwave until a smooth, pourable consistency. Pour over the peanut butter layer. Freeze for at least 20 minutes.
10. Cut into 16 pieces and enjoy! Best kept in the fridge/freezer.
