Glow Raw Energy Bars

MAKES: Approx. 30 bars

Ingredients:
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 4 tablespoons coconut butter
  • 2 cups medjool dates
  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1 cup dried cranberries and/or goji berries
  • 2 cups desiccated coconut
  • 4 teaspoons Glow® 
Method:
  1. Line a slice tin with baking paper.
  2. Melt coconut butter and coconut oil in a small saucepan over a low heat until melted.
  3. When the oil and butter have cooled slightly, add to the food processor with the dates and blend until slightly combined.
  4. In a bowl, combine the almonds, cashews, berries, coconut and Glow® until well mixed. Gradually add the dry mix to the wet mix in the food processor, 1–2 cups at a time and pulse until all the dry mix is added and the mix is a sticky dough consistency.
  5. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and press firmly with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with desiccated coconut and press lightly into the slice.
  6. Refrigerate for two hours then cut into bars.
  7. Store bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four weeks, or freeze.

 

 

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Carla Oates
Carla Oates Carla Oates is the founder and CEO of The Beauty Chef, and a pioneer in the ingestibles and gut health space. A former beauty editor turned wellness innovator, Carla created The Beauty Chef's first product Glow® in 2009—a groundbreaking fermented supernutrient powder with pre, pro & postbiotics. Today, she works alongside a team of naturopaths, nutritionists and microbiologists to develop The Beauty Chef's range of probiotic formulas, fermented for potency at their state-of-the-art Probiotic Lab in Sydney. Carla is also the author of three books, a longtime natural beauty columnist, and a sought-after speaker who has been featured at VOGUE Codes, WWD Beauty Summit and various international events and media.


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