As much as I love to bake with butter, I also love healthy baking. Sure I’m not the one to compromise on butter while making my pineapple-upside down cake or cut down on cream cheese for oreo cream cheese frosting but there are things that I bake to eat as a snack or post workout meal and I want those things to be healthy.
These almond flour bars are made using almond flour, almond butter, applesauce, flax seeds and honey – wow that’s a long list of healthy ingredients. They are high on energy making them ideal as post workout snack. You can use any nut butter of your choice- almond, peanut, cashew whatever floats your boat. I used unsalted almond butter in this recipe.
Ingredients1 cup almond flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
1/2 cup nut butter almond or peanut
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
2 tablespoons flax seeds
mini chocolate chips
sweetened shredded coconut
Method
* Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees.
* Line a 8X8 square pan with parchment paper or spray it with a non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
* Mix almond/peanut butter, honey, applesauce and salt in a bowl.
* Add flour, baking powder, chopped pecans, flax seeds and mini chocolate chips to the wet ingredients and mix.
* Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
* Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and sweetened shredded coconut. Press them lightly with a spoon or use your hands.
* Bake at 350 F degrees for 20-25 minutes, till edges are golden brown in color.
* Cool completely before cutting into bars.
* Bars will be very soft initially but will harden over time.