Raw Avocado Coconut Nanaimo Bars

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Raw Avocado Coconut Nanaimo Bars

Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner Adapted from Rawsome Vegan Baking: An Un-cookbook for Raw, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Beautiful in addition to Sinfully Sweet Cookies, Cakes, Bars & Cupcakes Published on April 16, 2014 Healthy, raw Nanaimo bars alongside an avocado in addition to kokosnoot "custard" — every bit rich every bit the master but guilt-free Print this recipe Base: 1 loving cup raw almonds 3/4 loving cup pitted dates 1/3 loving cup pitted prunes 1 heaping tablespoon cocoa Middle layer: 2 medium avocados, pitted in addition to peeled 4 tablespoons kokosnoot oil, melted 3 to four tablespoons maple syrup 2/3 loving cup fresh immature kokosnoot meat 1 teaspoon vanilla a few pinches of body of body of water salt Top layer: generous 1/3 loving cup cocoa 1/2 loving cup kokosnoot oil, melted 4 to five tablespoons maple syrup Instructions: Line a ix × ix inch baking pan alongside parchment paper. To brand the base, blend together all of the ingredients inwards a nutrient processor until a fairly viscous majority forms that holds together. Transfer to the prepared baking pan in addition to spread evenly. Tear off a sail of waxed paper, encompass the pan in addition to press the base of operations downward firmly. Transfer to the refrigerator. To brand the middle layer, blend all of the ingredients until smooth. Spread this over the base of operations in addition to provide to the refrigerator. For the top layer, mix all of the ingredients together inwards a minor bowl alongside a fork or whisk until smooth. Add a chip to a greater extent than petroleum if the topping is non of a pourable plenty consistency. Pour the mixture over the middle layer, chop-chop spread it evenly alongside a spatula, in addition to provide to the refrigerator. When the bars are laid in addition to firm, cutting alongside a abrupt knife in addition to serve. Keep whatever remainders inwards the refrigerator, covered. Notes: I made a few modifications to the master recipe — notably, I reduced the quantity of dates in addition to made upwardly the departure alongside prunes but experience gratis to purpose all dates instead. You may also desire to sub banana for the kokosnoot meat — if so, shop inwards the freezer every bit suggested yesteryear the writer to brand H2O ice cream sandwiches. If you lot can't discovery immature kokosnoot meat, endeavor blending some dried kokosnoot alongside a chip of H2O until you lot convey a fairly thick mixture. Feel gratis to add together some peppermint petroleum to the filling also if you lot desire a minty flavor. The primary adaptation I made to the recipe was for the topping — the quantity of ingredients did non yield plenty pourable topping for my liking, thus I essentially doubled the listing of ingredients which is reflected inwards the recipe shared here. Be certain to shop whatever remainders inwards the refrigerator. You may also desire to popular them inwards the freezer for a few hours earlier cutting them alongside a abrupt knife. Makes 12 to xvi bars

Other raw treats you lot are certain to bask from :
Raw Peanut Butter Cookies
Quinoa Nut in addition to Fruit Protein Bars
Cocoa Fruit Energy Bites
Cocoa Almond Brownie Bites

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