Raw Nutty Chocolate Energy Bars

These are a new favorite around here. I just used what I had in the kitchen and wanted an easy grab snack to have around so made these. You can use different nuts if you like.

You'll love the Raw Chocolate Sauce on top of these, it's packed with rich antioxidants and healthy fatty acids that provide an immediate source of energy. It's creamy and so addicting.

If you want, make extra for dipping fresh strawberries. :-)

Raw Chocolate Before Refrigerated (below)

Raw Chocolate Sauce:

2 Tsp Raw Cocoa Powder

3 Tbs Raw Coconut Oil

1 1/2 Tbs Agave to sweetness

Mix in food processor, put in bowl set aside.

Raw Nutty Bars:

1/2C Dried Tart Bing Cherries

1/2C Raw Cashews

1/2C Raw Almonds

1/2C Raw Pistachios

1 C Raw Sunflower Seeds

10 Pitted Dates

4 Tbs Agave

Mix dates & agave in food processor, scraping sides as needed. Slowly add remaining ingredients. (I like to add cherries last and just stir them in) Put mix in large bowl. Using damp hands press firmly until you get a dough like clumpy texture. Put mix on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and firmly pack mix until it's 1/4" thick. Mix should be tightly packed together forming a large rectangle. Refrigerate 45 minutes. Remove from fridge, and cut your rectangle into desirable sized bars. Scoop raw chocolate over each cut bar and spread chocolate to cover the top of each. Refrigerate so chocolate sets and keep bars in refrigerator until gone.

Makes 16 Snack Bars

~Enjoy~