CherryActive® Tart Cherry Post Workout Bars

These Montmorency cherry, coconut and cacao bars are amazing as a post training snack. This recipe was given to us by Healthy Living London’sresident chef Susie Morrison (find her on Instagram as @gourmetglow).

Serves: Makes 12 bars

Ingredients:

• 130g Medjool dates
• 100g CherryActive® dried Montmorency tart cherries chopped
• 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
• 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 50g Dairy free dark chocolate
• 100g Desiccated coconut
• 100g Gluten free oats
• 60g Coconut oil
• 60g Coconut nectar

 

For the topping:

• 3 tbsp Coconut oil
• 3 tbsp Raw cacao
• 1 tbsp Brown rice syrup
• 3 tbsp Desiccated coconut

Method:

1. Blitz the dates in a blender to form a paste.
2. Add the remaining ingredients apart from the cherries. Blitz until combined but still slightly rough.
3. Transfer to a bowl and mix in the cherries.
4. Line a 20 x 20cm tin with baking paper.
5. Spoon the mix into the tin and refrigerate 30 mins.
6. Meanwhile heat the topping ingredients (except the desiccated coconut) in a bowl over a double boiler. Mix until combined.
7. Pour over the base, sprinkle over the coconut and set in the fridge overnight before cutting into bars.

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