Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Coconut Bars!


I made these for Super Bowl Sunday. They were delicious and one of the easiest desserts I have ever made. Coconut is amazing, read below to see why...

Health benefits of coconut:
  • Naturally gluten free
  • Full of heart healthy fats that lower LDL cholesterol
  • Anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-parasitic
  • Reduces inflammation and promotes healthy absorption of nutrients
  • High in minerals such as iron, phosphorus and zinc

 Coconut Bars

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon coconut palm sugar (super optional, next time I won't even use this)
  • ½ cup blanched almond flour
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flour
  • 1 ½ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
  • ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  1. Mix eggs, coconut milk, oil, maple syrup, vanilla and palm sugar with a blender or spoon.
  2. Mix in almond flour, coconut flour, shredded coconut and salt
  3. Transfer ingredients into an 8x8 inch Pyrex baking dish
  4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
  5. Cool for ½ hour, then place in refrigerator and serve when chilled
Makes 16 bars
24 bars





3 comments:

Bob M. said...

Looks great Jamie! One question: is the food processor really necessary? Given the ingredients it seems like a spatula and mixing bowl would easily do the trick.

Jamie said...

No, I didn't use the food processor. I meant to put that in parenthesis. I used an immersion blender to blend the liquids but realized half-way through that it wasn't even necessary. Spoon mixing is just fine! I'll change that on the post.

Thanks for reminding me Bob.

Ariel said...

I made this dish last night and they were tasty. I didn't have any vanilla extract so I used vanilla bean. Thank you!