I just love the taste of anything with lemon! It actually feels bright, like springtime. My focus these days is on getting in as much non-processed foods as possible. These totally fit the bill and so much better than a store bought protein bar. No, there isn’t as much protein in each bar, but then be sure to add additional protein elsewhere in your day.
Lemon Coconut Protein Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup soaked dates Soak in hot water. Save some water in case mixture is too dry.
- 2/3 cup almond flour I roast my almonds first, then make my own flour
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 lemon; zest and juice
- 1/2 cup almond butter
Instructions
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Blend together dates, lemon juice, almond butter, zest.
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In a separate bowl, combine almond flour, coconut, protein powder, salt.
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Add the wet to the dry ingredients and mix well. If mixture is too dry, add a little of the date water, or almond milk. This will be slightly sticky, but you should be able to roll a ball at this stage, or press mixture between two pieces of plastic wrap.
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I wanted bars, so I put it in between plastic wrap and pressed into a rectangle shape, on a cutting board. Stick the pressed out dough into freezer for 30 minutes before slicing into bars. Wrap individually as shown for easy grab and go protein bars.
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Store in freezer.
