Chocolate Coconutty Bars

Servings: 35 square bars
Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes, plus cooling time

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces 100% unsweetened chocolate bar
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 1/2 teaspoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 10 ounces mixed nuts, finely blended
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup coconut chips

Directions:

Turn the stove on low. Melt the chocolate, Coconut Cream Concentrate, and coconut oil in a pan.

Blend the nuts in a food processor until fine.

Grind the coconut chips (if you prefer the bars to be chewy, skip this step).

Mix the oats, coconut chips, and blended nuts together in a bowl.

When the chocolates are all melted, add the dry ingredients and mix well. Put the mixture in an 11 x 7-inch pan. Spread evenly and set aside to cool and harden or pop in the refrigerator to speed this up.

When firm, slice into little squares.

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Black Bean Brownies

Servings: 9–12
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups organic black beans (1 15-ounce can drained beans)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup whole grain rolled oats
• 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan Salt
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1/4 cup Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chocolate pieces broken from bar, mixed-in
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chocolate pieces broken from bar, pressed into top before baking

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix beans, cocoa powder, oats, salt, honey, coconut oil, vanilla, and baking powder in food processor. Blend until very smooth.

Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

Pour into oiled 8 x 8-inch pan.

Sprinkle 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top of brownies and press in slightly.

Bake for 18–20 minutes. Serve warm or chilled with a glass of fresh farm milk or homemade nut milk.

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Coconut S’mores Bars

Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup cacao powder
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup natural marshmallows
• 1 cup organic graham crackers, broken into small pieces

Directions:

Heat and whisk Coconut Cream Concentrate, coconut oil, cacao powder, and maple syrup over low heat until just melted and thoroughly mixed. Allow to cool in the refrigerator until it thickens, about 10 minutes.

Stir in marshmallows and crackers. Pour into an oiled 8 x 8-inch pan and allow to set completely in the refrigerator until the mixture hardens, about one hour.

Cut into 12 equal pieces.

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