chocolate sea salt RX bars (copycat recipe)
Make your own high-protein energy bars at home with this simple copycat recipe. Featuring the classic chocolate and sea salt flavor, they are chewy, satisfying, and made with whole ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole dried dates
- 1/2 cup whole almonds
- 1 cup whole cashews
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups pasteurized egg whites
- coarse salt sea salt or pickling salt
Instructions
- Place dates into a microwavable bowl
- Pour water over dates until just covered.
- Microwave dates until soft and water has evaporated (use 30 second intervals)
- Pour nuts into food processor and pulse until finely chopped
- Pour cocoa into food processor. Give it a couple of pulses to mix
- Pour egg whites into food processor. Pulse until mixed
- Dump contents of food processor into a bowl
- Dump softened dates into food processor
- Pulse until blended
- Add in the nut mixture and pulse until blended
- Line a 9x9 with parchment paper
- Dump mixture onto parchment and smooth out
- Sprinkle with coarse salt (sea salt if you prefer)
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Cut into 12 bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg
Servings: 8 bars
Calories: 210kcal
