Protein bars "Superfood"

Votes: 19

Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 24

With a combination of crunchy toasted seeds, creamy nut butter, chewy dates, and puffed millet, these protein bars with superfoods (chia, maca, and hemp seeds) are both nutritious and filling. No need to bake: the bars set in the freezer. They'll keep for up to three months, meaning you'll always have healthy snacks on hand.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

2 cups of puffed millet
1 cup toasted seed mixture, such as sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin
1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup hemp seeds
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tsp maca root powder (optional)
10 pcs. (about 1 cup) pitted dates
3/4 cup almond paste or sunflower seed paste
1/4 cup raw cacao or cocoa powder
1/4 cup cold-pressed coconut oil
1/4 cup brown rice syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon sea salt

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Line a 33 x 22 cm baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the millet, flaxseeds, oats, coconut, hemp and chia seeds, and maca powder, if using.
Coarsely chop the dates and place them in a food processor along with the almond paste, cocoa, coconut oil, rice syrup, 4 teaspoons of water, vanilla extract, and salt; blend until combined. Add to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan and freeze for 2 hours, until completely cold and firm.