Tropical Energy Boosting Bars

These bars don’t need to be baked in the oven, and they are simply sweetened by using dates in the mixture. If mangoes are available at your grocery store, I would add those as well. I also decided to sneak in some collagen protein into these bars as well. It never hurts to add a little bit of protein and collagen for improved joint-health and an overall well-being and fitness booster!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten-free snack bar, homemade energy bars, paleo energy bar

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 250kcal

Author Monica Stevens Le

Ingredients

25 Medjool dates
3/4 cup flax seed meal
2 tablespoon collagen protein
3 tablespoons canned coconut milk
3/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1 cup pineapple diced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
juice from 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse the dates until they form into a thick paste.
Then, pulse in the nuts, coconut flakes and flax seed meal.
Transfer the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
Add in the collagen, vanilla extract, lemon juice, sea salt, and coconut milk. Using both hands, knead the mixture very well until everything has been incorporated. I kept doing this for 2-3 minutes until I was sure it was mixed well.
Line a 9 1/2" by 11" glass baking dish with parchment paper. If you don't have that size, you can do this in an 8x8 square pan or something similar.
Transfer the mixture into the parchment lined pan. Press it into the pan and make sure the mixture is laying out evenly, so they set well.
Place them in the refrigerator over night. Then, transfer them into the freezer for at least 1 hour before slicing them into "bars".
Store these bars in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

I’d recommend throwing these bars in the freezer. They will store very well in there for up to two weeks.

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