Healthy Snickers Bars

Ingredients:

Base
- 120g almond butter
- 2 TBsp natural sweetener (maple syrup, raw honey or agave necta
- 1 TBsp coconut flour

Filling
- 130g soft pitted medjool dates
- 75ml water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or seeds of a vanilla pod
- 1 tbsp melted coconut oil
- pinch salt
- optional: coconut milk

Nut layer
- 30g nuts of choice (peanuts, pecans, macadamia etc)

Topping
- Approx 6 squares raw or dark chocolate

Instructions:

- To make the base, mix the almond butter, coconut flour and sweetener together in a bowl until well combined, press the mixture into a small baking tray lined with baking paper and put in the freezer to set. (If the mixture doesn’t fill the base of the tray, just create a uniform rectangular shape with the mixture).

- Now prepare the filling by combining the dates, vanilla, salt & coconut oil in a food processor or high powered blender until smooth, taste and adjust flavour or texture as required. (Add a bit of coconut milk here to help me get a smoother texture)

- Remove the base from the freezer and spread half of the filling over the top using a spatula to smooth.

- Sprinkle your chopped nuts and use your hands to press these into the filling, then top with the rest of the filling, leave to set in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.

- To make the chocolate topping melt the dark chocolate and then pour the chocolate mixture on top of the caramel mixture. Leave to set for at least an hour.

- Remove from freezer and slice into bars. If you store in the fridge, they do go slightly gooier but you can store them in the freezer until you are ready to eat them too.

Enjoy

(from bodyfirst.ie)