Maca Chocolate Energy Bars
Made with maca powder, oats and mixed nuts, these bars nourish your body from inside out, help it cope with stress and energize it.
Servings: 6
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Food processor
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
- ½ cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 1 tablespoon maca powder
- 2 teaspoon almond butter
- 1 cup dry pitted dates overnight soaked into purified water
- 1 cup mixed nuts almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, walnuts
- 2 teaspoon raw cacao powder
- Pinch sea salt
Instructions
- In the food processor add drained dates, coconut oil, almond butter, maca and cacao powder, and process to obtain a creamy puree.
- Add the mixed nuts, desiccated coconut, rolled oats and salt and mix to incorporate.
- Shape little bars using your hands, place them on a tray lined with parchment paper, cover with plastic foil and freeze for at least two hours.
- Defrost for 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.
Notes
I don't take maca as a supplement, but I keep maca powder stocked in my kitchen to add to smoothies, breakfast bowls or this hormone-balancing hot chocolate. Consuming it in the form of organic, raw powder rather than as a standardized pill is the best way to get maximum healing benefits.