Granola Breakfast Bars

We love our first meal of the day, even more so now when it includes Holy Joe.   However, often we don’t eat until mid to late morning to intermittent fast, and sometimes we are nowhere near home when we are ready to eat.  So we got our homemade granola and blended it with some dates, vanilla & tahini then topped it with Holy Joe infused raw chocolate, to give us our breakfast in a bar. These are nutrient-dense and you can play around with the nuts & dried fruit you add to create your own masterpiece.

Ingredients

Gluten Free, vegan

We use all organic ingredients

Makes ~ 12 bars

Base

• 8 fresh medjool dates, seeds removed
• 1 tbsp hulled tahini
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1 tbsp coconut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of high quality salt
• 2 cups coconut flakes
• 1 cup activated pecans 
• ½ cup activated almonds
• 1/3 cup hemp seeds
• 1/3 cup dried mulberries or chopped dried figs 

Coffee Chocolate topping

• 1cup cacao butter
• 2 tbs raw cacao powder
• 1 tbsp raw honey
• 1 tbsp Holy Joe cold drip coffee (regular or decaf)

Cacao nibs to top

To Make

• Blend dates, tahini, coconut oil, coconut butter, vanilla & salt  in strong food processor until thoroughly combined. 
• Add remaining ingredients and pulse until blended through but still a bit chunky.
• With wet hands press into parchment lined loaf pan and put in freezer

• Melt cacoa butter over low heat, then blend in food processor with cacao, honey & coffee. 
• Pour over base ingredients and return to freezer for at least two hours
• Cut into bars or squares and sprinkle with cacao nibs
• Store in a sealed container in the freezer or  refrigerator until ready to eat. 

To Serve

• Serve with an iced Holy Joe brew, and finish with a handful of fresh berries.