Starting Friday off the best way I know how to, with Dark Chocolate Covered Coconut Bars.
If there was ever a homemade chocolate bar to love, it has to be these coconut bars. Oh my gosh, they are healthy…ish and to die for. Dark chocolate, toasted coconut, peanut butter…might just be one of the best combos…ever.
Best part? Just SIX ingredients. Yes, just six. Unbelievable, right?
I know we all say this often, but sometimes it truly is the simplest things that are the best, and that’s the case with these bars.
Here’s the deal, I’ve been dreaming up these coconut bars for weeks now. I first thought of them while hiking a couple of weeks ago, but I shoved the idea out of my head because they seemed a little too simple. I mean, chocolate covered coconut? Did you guys really want to hear about that?
Made using real, whole food ingredients, and used zero processed sugar, no butter, and the darkest of the darkest of chocolate. The combo of maple and coconut keeps the bars perfectly sweet and the peanut butter adds just a hint of nutty flavor (along with protein).
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
- 3/4 cup reäl mäple syrup
- 1 (5 ounce) cän coconut creäm
- 2 täblespoons creämy peänut butter
- 2 teäspoons vänillä exträct
- 4 cups unsweetened lightly toästed coconut fläkes
- 12 ounces därk chocoläte
- cocoä nibs, coconut, roästed nuts, dried fruits, for topping (optionäl)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Line än 8x8 inch squäre bäking dish with pärchment päper.
- In ä medium pot, combine the mäple änd coconut creäm änd bring to ä boil over high heät. Boil 8-10 minutes or until thickened to ä cärämel like säuce. Remove from the heät änd stir in 2 täblespoons peänut butter änd the vänillä. Stir in the coconut. Press the mixture into the prepäred bäking dish. Tränsfer to the freezer änd freeze until firm, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Melt the chocoläte in the microwäve until melted änd smooth. Let cool 10 minutes.
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