All chocolate lovers will love these Coconut Energy Bars. This vegan dessert is made from coconut flour and pumpkin seeds. And all this delicious magic is covered in delicious dark chocolate. Coconut Energy Bars go well with a cup of delicious tea or aromatic coffee. The bars are perfect for breakfast or a snack. You can also take this dessert with you to work or on a walk.
Ingredients for making bars
Coconut flour – use flour, not coconut flakes. With coconut flour, the bars will have a delicate texture.
Pumpkin seeds – before cooking, fry the seeds in a frying pan. Then let the seeds cool and then grind in a blender or coffee grinder until flour. It took me about 10 seconds to grind pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder.
Coconut oil – I have refined oil in my bars. You can also use extra virgin oil.
Medjool dates – will add sweetness to the bars. Before cooking, soak the dates in hot water for 15 minutes.
Vanilla extract – will give the bars a magical taste and aroma.
Dark chocolate – will be the shell for our bars. You will find the recipe for delicious Dark Chocolate on my website. And most importantly, do not forget to temper the chocolate. You will find a description of this process in the recipe card.
How to Make Coconut Energy Bars
We start making Coconut Energy Bars with dates. Soak pitted dates in hot water for 15 minutes. When the dates soften, drain the water and put the dates in a blender bowl. Add vanilla extract and melted coconut oil there. Next, grind the dates until smooth.
In a large bowl, mix the coconut flour and crushed pumpkin seeds. Then add the dates and gather all the ingredients into one lump. Place the bar mixture in a mold on parchment paper and spread it out evenly. Then put the mold in the freezer for 30 minutes.
After this time, remove the mixture from the mold and cut into portions. I got 16 bars. Put the bar mixture in the refrigerator and start working on the chocolate.
Using a microwave or a double boiler, melt the chocolate and temper it. Heat the chocolate to 45°C / 110°F. Then cool to 27°C / 80°F. Stir the chocolate constantly with a silicone spatula. So that the chocolate cools down quickly, put something cold under the bowl.
Then dip each bar in the melted chocolate and place on the parchment paper. I did this with a fork. Place the chocolate covered bars in the refrigerator for 1 hour to harden the chocolate. When the chocolate has hardened, enjoy a delicious dessert.
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Coconut Energy Bars (Vegan | Gluten Free)
Course: Chocolate, Vegan16
servings15
minutes2
hours20
minutes473
kcalIngredients
- Bars
1 cup (80g / 2.8oz) coconut flour
1 cup (150g / 5.3oz) pumpkin seeds
10 pieces (185g / 6.5oz) Medjool dates without pits
3 tablespoons (45g / 1.6oz) refined coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Glaze
150g / 5.3oz dark chocolate
Instructions
- Soak pitted dates in hot water for 15 minutes.
- Drain the water and put the dates in a blender bowl. Add melted coconut oil and vanilla extract. Grind everything until smooth.
- Mix coconut flour and crushed pumpkin seeds in a bowl.
- Add crushed dates to the flour mixture. Collect all the ingredients into one lump.
- Place the bar blank in a mold on parchment. Put the mold in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Remove the mass from the mold and cut into portions. Put the bar blanks in the refrigerator.
- Using a microwave or double boiler, melt the chocolate and temper it.
- Dip each bar into the melted chocolate and place on parchment paper. Refrigerate the chocolate covered bar for 1 hour.
Notes
- Cup 250 ml, tablespoon 15 ml, 1 teaspoon 5 ml.
- Form 13 cm x 18 cm (5 inches x 7 inches) and parchment paper.
- Grind pumpkin seeds in a blender or coffee grinder
- Tempering chocolate. Heat the chocolate to 45°C / 110°F. Then cool to 27°C / 80°F. Stir the chocolate constantly with a silicone spatula. So that the chocolate cools down quickly, put something cold under the bowl.
- Store Coconut Energy Bars in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. For longer storage, put the dessert in the freezer.
