Chocolate Chia Energy Bars Food

NO BAKE ENERGY BALLS

Steps:

• Combine oats, peanut butter, ground flax seed, chocolate chips, honey, chia seeds, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Cover and chill dough in the refrigerator 30 minutes.
• Remove dough from refrigerator; roll into balls, about 1 inch in diameter.

CHOCOLATE CHIA ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Place dates in a food processor; puree until it forms a thick paste.
• Add cocoa powder, chia seeds, and vanilla extract. Pulse until all ingredients are combined.
• Add almonds; pulse until nuts are finely chopped and well distributed throughout.
• Spread large sheet of wax paper on work surface. Transfer date mixture to wax paper and use paper to press mixture into a 1/2" thick rectangle.
• Wrap tightly and chill overnight.
• Unwrap block and cut into 8 bars.
• Re-wrap each bar in wax paper.

PEANUT-BUTTER-CHOCOLATE-CHIP ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with vegetable oil and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Put the oats, peanuts, peanut butter, sunflower seeds and dates in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs together with the salt and vanilla. Add the mixture to the food processor and pulse until it becomes a coarse, chunky paste. Fold in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan and spread evenly, gently pressing down to flatten. Bake for 35 minutes, or until firm and golden.
• Cool and cut into 20 bars. The bars can be stored in an airtight container for a week in the refrigerator and a month in the freezer.