Banana Cookie Bars -- Best Banana to Coconut to Oatmeal ratio ever!!

My husband and son love butter even though I am vegan myself. These are for them. They love these. Completely healthy, but taste amaaaaazing. Vegan option!!!

ingredients


3 cups banana -- try to use very ripe ones -- pureed
1/2 cup organic melted butter (or extra virgin coconut oil if you prefer)
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 - 3/4 tsp sea salt (you'll need the larger amount of salt if you use unsalted butter or coconut oil)
2 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon

1/4 cup finely ground chia seed
1/2 cup hemp hearts

3 cup shredded coconut
1 cups oat flakes

extra coconut sugar to sprinkle on top


directions:

1. combine the ingredients in the order listed -- if you are using an immersion blender, puree the hemp hearts into the batter, too.
2. divide into 2 square silicone baking pans
3. score into 16 squares in each pan before baking
4. bake at 345 for 45 minutes
5. cool
6. make sure bars are cut fully
7. store in an airtight container in the fridge

Vegan Banana Cookie Bars -- delicious and high in protein

These are super delicious and work as dessert, snack, or breakfast. High in protein, and full of whole food goodness, these are perfect for school lunches or a very high quality grown up snack.

ingredients


1/2 cups banana -- try to use very ripe ones -- pureed
1/4 cup melted extra virgin coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract

3/8  tsp sea salt
1 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon

2 tbsp finely ground chia seed
1/4 cup hemp hearts

1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cups oat flakes

extra coconut sugar to sprinkle on top


directions:

1. combine the ingredients in the order listed -- if you are using an immersion blender, puree the hemp hearts into the batter, too.
2. press into a square silicone pan and sprinkle coconut sugar all over if desired
3. score into 16 squares in each pan before baking
4. bake at 345 for 45 minutes
5. cool
6. make sure bars are cut fully
7. store in an airtight container in the fridge

Chocolate and Peppermint Energy Squares -- V 2.0 -- more peppermint, no sesame. Yum!

ingredients:

1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

1/2 cup raw hemp hearts

1 cup raw cacao powder

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

3/4 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp stevia powder

1/4 cup ground flax seed

1 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup wheat grass powder

1 cup pitted honey dates
25 drops peppermint essential oil

1/2 cup coconut butter

1/2 cup coconut oil

directions:

1. combine the first set of ingredients (up to not including the dates) and process until fully powdered

2. add the  pitted honey dates (check for pits) and pulse until completely chopped

3. add the coconut butter and pulse until combined

4. add the coconut oil and pulse until combined

5. press into a silicone pan (I use 2 square ones), and score into pieces

6. chill or freeze until set

7. break along score marks and store in airtight containers in the fridge

Superfood Energy Bars -- a vegan, gluten free, sugar free, high energy snack

1 cup raw almonds

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds

1 cup raw sunflower seeds

1 cup shredded coconut

1/4 cup ground black sesame seeds

1/4 cup flax meal

1/4 cup wheat grass

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 cup pitted honey dates

1/2 cup goji berries

1/2 cup golden berries

1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil

1/2 cup organic coconut butter

directions:

1. in a food processor, combine the raw almonds, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, flax meal, wheat grass, vanilla bean, and sea salt

2. turn on and process until it resembles sand

3. add the dates, goji berries, and golden berries and pulse and then process until ground up

4. add the coconut oil, and pulse

5. add the coconut butter, and pulse

6. divide between 2 square silicone pans, score into pieces, and freeze

7. when fully chilled, break along the score lines, and store in airtight containers in the fridge.

My Favourite Power Bar -- SsssssssssuperFoods SuperPower SuperBar

I feel like I'm eating big chunks of candy when I eat this. It's kind of spicy and fragrant, redolent of vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, with the taste of chocolate and berries tying it together. Not that it would float your boat if what you really want is some Callebaut or a corner store chocolate bar. But for me this is it. It satisfies, is a big chewy mouthful, and tastes great. This is chewier than the other power bars I've posted, and certainly will appeal to a different audience because of this.


ingredients:

2 cups pitted dates (or 1 cup unsulphured apricots and 1 cup dates or 1 cup apricots, 1/2 cup dates and 1/2 cup organic raisins ... etc. You get the picture. Any dried fruit you have (organic and unsulphured) that has dried out a bit too much to be enjoyable to eat can be salvaged in this recipe, too.)
1 cup raw almonds
4 tbsp coconut butter
1/4 cup flax meal

1 tbsp acai
2 tbsp pure green barley powder
2 tbsp maca powder
1 tbsp mesquite
2 tbsp hemp protein powder
2 tbsp raw cacao (or 4 tbsp raw cacao for true chocolate lovers)

1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger (or 1 tsp ginger for more zing)
1/2 tsp ground vanilla

1/2 cup raw pistachios
1/4 cup raw goji berries


directions:

1. in a food processor, pulse the almonds until they are finely milled
2. add the dates, and pulse until all is pureed together
3. add the coconut butter and pulse
4. add the flax, sea salt, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla, and pulse
5. add the acai, barley, maca, cacao, mesquite, and hemp, and pulse until thoroughly combined
6. add pistachios, and pulse until finely chopped
7. add the goji berries, and pulse until finely chopped
8. when the mixture is combined well and sticking together well, press it into a square glass pan, smooth the top with your hands, and put it into the refrigerator.
9. when it is thoroughly chilled and firm, cut into bars, squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, stars, rhomboids, trapezoids, hexagons, or octogons. Do not attempt a dodecahedron. Leave that to the professionals.
10. share with your friends, especially Zoe and Su. They really like them.

**note: if your mixture seems too crumbly, you can try adding a little extra coconut butter, or a tbsp or 2 of coconut oil. Or both ;)

update: Just for fun, I added a quarter cup of finely ground chia seeds and a quarter cup of extra virgin coconut oil


variation february 11: 1/4 cup hemp powder instead of 2 tbsp, 1/4 cup ground chia, 1/4 cup coconut oil, a little extra coconut butter, 1/2 cup goji berries instead of 1/4 cup, and 1/4 cup pistachios instead of 1/2 cup. :) (and 1/4 cup raw cacao instead of 2 tbsp, as usual)