No Bake Protein Bars

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Grain-Free No-Bake Homemade Protein Bars
This Vegan Homemade Protein Bar Recipe is one of our favorites - Grain-free, soy-free, dairy-free, egg-free and soy-free homemade protein bars--great for special diets.

Course
Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine
Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, THM, Vegan
Keyword
Homemade Protein Bars
Prep Time
15
minutes
Chilling Time 20 minutes
Servings
16

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Ingredients
Base:
2 cups nuts (preferably soaked)
1/2 cup organic flax meal (flax seeds ground in a blender or spice grinder)
1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened and organic if possible)
1/2 cup seed or nut butter (made from soaked and dried nuts or seeds is preferable)
3/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup organic coconut oil
2 Tbsp xylitol
2 tsp organic sugar-free vanilla extract
Topping:
1 cup sugar-free chocolate chips (melted; or try these Homemade Chocolate Chips or this Homemade Chocolate Bar for a DIY option)
Instructions
Place nuts or seeds, flax meal, coconut, seed or nut butter and salt in the bowl of a food processor.
Process until the nuts or seeds are ground into a coarse meal.
Melt coconut oil over low heat. If the temperature of your home is around 76 degrees, you can skip this step and add the oil directly to the food processor as it will be soft enough to process easily.
Add coconut oil, sweeteners and vanilla to processor bowl and process until well combined to form a thick, yet crunchy paste.
Press the mixture into an 8x8 square pan (you can be quite flexible here. A 9x9 will work just fine. A larger pan will produce thin bars, while a smaller pan will yield thicker ones)
Place in refrigerator to chill.
If you are making your own chocolate/carob chips or chocolate/carob bar, prepare while the protein bars are chilling, but do not harden the chocolate chips or bar.

Top bars with the chocolate chips or bar. Top either before the bars chill, or melt the chocolate topping and top with it.

Press the topping onto the chilled bottom layer.
Place back in refrigerator to chill (if you can wait that long :-)!)
Cut into squares and serve.
Store in refrigerator.
Hope you enjoy the taste and the healthy boost that these Homemade Vegan Protein Bars bring to your wallet!