Healthy Minty Green Chocolate Bars
 
 
Enjoy these healthy Minty Green Chocolate Bars made with healthy ingredients such as avocados and spinach. This is sure to become a family favorite!
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Recipe type: Dessert and Treat
Cuisine: WorldWide
Ingredients
  • 1 cup almonds
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • cup dates, soaked at least 30
  • minutes and drained
  • tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder
Filling:
  • avocado
  • banana
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup coconut oil, warmed until liquid
  • ½ cups desiccated coconut
  • cup spinach leaves or ½ cup frozen spinach
  • Few drops peppermint essence
Topping:
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • tablespoons honey
  • ¼ cup cocoa or cacao powder
  • teaspoon vanilla essence
Instructions
  1. Place almonds and seeds into food processor and process until broken down and crumbly.
  2. Add dates and cocoa powder and process until well combined.
  3. Press evenly into an 8 x 8 glass dish or pan.
Filling:
  1. Place all ingredients into a blender and process until smooth but still has flecks of green visible.
  2. Spoon out on top of base mixture.
Topping:
  1. In small saucepan, melt coconut oil and honey over low heat.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.
  3. Pour over filling layer and place in freezer for about 15 minutes, or until the chocolate layer is hardened.
  4. Remove from freezer and cut into bars.
  5. Store covered in the freezer.
Recipe by Carolyn Hansen Fitness at https://carolynhansenfitness.com/1150/