Chocolate Chip Energy Bars Food

CHOCOLATE CHIP ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix oats, walnuts, olive oil, chocolate chips, honey, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Press oat mixture firmly into the prepared baking pan.
• Place pan in a cold oven. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake energy bars until heated through, 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

CHEF JOHN'S CHOCOLATE ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Place cashews, almonds, coconut, dates, cocoa, coconut oil, vanilla, cold coffee, cayenne and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off to start. Process about 1 minute; check to ensure mixture is sticky and moist enough to stick together. Add more coffee if needed. Continue to process until mixture becomes a chunky mass.
• Line a baking pan with plastic wrap. Scoop mixture into pan. Press down with a spatula until mixture is even. Place a layer of plastic wrap on the surface and smooth again with your hands.
• Refrigerate until cold and firm, 2 or 3 hours.
• Remove from the pan and unwrap. Cut into bars of your preferred size. Store in a zip top back in the refrigerator.

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.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Mix margarine and sugars in a large bowl.
• Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
• Mix in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Spread in a greased 9 x 13" baking pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE CHIP ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Stir the oats and rice cereal together. Set aside.
• In a small pan , melt butter , honey and brown sugar together over a medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and cook 2 minutes.
• Pour in vanilla and stir.
• Pour over dry ingredients and mix well to moisten all ingredients.
• Pour into lightly greased small tray and press out to be about 3/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and press down lightly.
• Cool to room temperature for 2 hours or until the chocolate chips are set before cutting into bars.