Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars

These easy Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars are sweet and rich. Mix in your your favorite ingredients, and make them into bars or bark.

I have been craving chocolate recently and decided to make my own sweet treat instead of buying some. These Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars are the result.

I used cacao powder, which doesn’t go through all the processing that cocoa does, so it contains more nutrients. You could use cocoa instead, which I have done in the past.

When I made my Chocolate Truffle Eggs with an Almond Date Nest for Easter, I tried the recipe with both cacao powder and cocoa powder. To me, there was a noticeable difference in flavor.

The cocoa powder wasn’t as rich and it didn’t give me the addictive, intense, euphoric feeling that we look for when eating chocolate. Then, maybe my cocoa wasn’t as fresh as it could have been. Or maybe it’s all in my head.

To add a rich creaminess and to help solidify the bars, I used coconut oil. For some crunch I added crushed almonds and coconut flakes.

You will want to put these in the refrigerator or freezer to keep them from melting. In the colder months they will probably be okay in the pantry, since coconut oil solidifies when cold.

Even though I used coconut flakes and almonds, you could add any of your favorite flavors to these bars.

In the future I want to try pistachios, pecans, dried cranberries, goji berries, and maybe even some dried tropical fruit. I like to make my own dehydrated fruit, sun-dried tomatoes, and crackers, so I will probably be experimenting with dried bananas and apples too.

Have fun playing with different combinations!

Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars

These raw chocolate bars are a sweet treat. Customize them to your tastes.

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Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars

These easy Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars are sweet and rich. Mix in your your favorite ingredients, and make them into bars or bark.

Course Dessert

Cuisine vegan, gluten free

Keyword chocolate coconut almond bars, raw chocolate, vegan chocolate bars

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 18

Calories 85kcal

Author Willow Moon

Ingredients

• 1  cup cacao powder or cocoa powder
• 1 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup brown rice syrup (you could also use maple syrup or agave syrup, if preferred)
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/2 cup finely shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Mix first four ingredients together with a fork or whisk.  Add coconut flakes and chopped almonds. Mix well.
• Line a container, like a glass baking dish, with plastic wrap. Pour mixture in the dish, spreading evenly.
• Refrigerate until mixture solidifies. Break or slice into bars. Put in the fridge or freezer.

Notes

The glass dish that I used to pour the mixture in is 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". The bars came out to be almost 1" thick, so if you want thin bark, use a larger dish, or use half the amount.

Nutrition

Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Calcium: 2.4% | Iron: 4.9%

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*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.