Healthy Almond Joy Bars

Name: Healthy Almond Joy Bars Recipe
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fine unsweetened shredded coconut; 5-6 tablespoons coconut oil; 1/3 cup coconut milk (i use light); Pure stevia extract to taste (start with 1/8 of a teaspoon); Raw almonds; 7 oz dagoba organic extra dark 80% chocolate; Pinch of unrefined sea salt

Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups fine unsweetened shredded coconut5-6 tablespoons coconut oil1/3 cup coconut milk (i use light)Pure stevia extract, to taste (start with 1/8 of a teaspoon)Raw almonds7 oz dagoba organic extra dark 80% chocolatePinch of unrefined sea salt

Directions

Melt coconut oil over low heat. Stir together coconut milk, unsweetened coconut, salt, and stevia. Pour in hot coconut oil and mix together thoroughly, forming a smooth paste. Drop dollops of the coconut mixture on to aluminum foil or waxed paper, and shape into flat logs with your fingertips. Top with almonds (assuming 4 almonds per bar), pressing the nuts down gently into the filling. Freeze for 5 minutes, or until filling is firm and cold. Melt chocolate over double boiler on stove. Add 1/16 teaspoon of stevia and taste. Adjust sweetness level if necessary. Stick toothpicks into cold filling. Dip filling into chocolate, return to wax paper, and remove toothpick. Wait a minute or two for chocolate coating to harden, and enjoy!

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRAVMAGAGIRL.

Servings Per Recipe: 20

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 140.2
Total Fat: 12.4 g
Cholesterol: 1.4 mg
Sodium: 0.4 mg
Total Carbs: 5.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
Protein: 2.4 g

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