♥ Vegan Power Bars ♥

Hello everyone,

it’s Monday morning and I’m sitting in my office and I am already bushed and ready to go home! What happened this morning:

1. My  computer didn’t work
2.  IT was not available on the phone yet
3. Coffee machine broke
4. Okay – I fucked up and destroyed the coffee machine
5. I burned myself in an attempt to fix the coffee machine
6. I fucked up and printed the names wrong on the name tags (and then I couldn’t find new tags)
7. IT is available on the phone now but can’t help
8. Computer still doesn’t work (well computer does work but I have no access to my files)
9. I left a path of destruction in the kitchen trying to make coffee with a different machine for the workshop
10. Again two people who were registered for the workshop didn’t show up and I have to pick on them now
11. I saved some cake for my husband (to put something on the plus side!)
12. I am bushed and wanna cry and go home then….

So there’s nothing to do for m now than sitting on my desk and sharing this recipe with you. It’s not the easiest recipe and you need quite a lot of ingredients but it’s so worth it! I promise! The original recipe is from Attila Hildmann a vegan chef from Turkey but born and raised in Germany. I changed the original recipe a little and to me these bars are divine! I swear you will never believe you actually eat something healthy, free of sugar and refined or processed ingredients. So here you go. Enjoy!

Vegan Power Bars

Ingredients:

• 350 g cacao butter
• 250 g popped amaranth
• 200 g almond butter
• 80 g roasted and chopped almonds
• 40 g cacao powder
• 30 g carob powder
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 200 g agave syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• a dash of sea salt

Directions:

1. Melt the cacao butter in a water bath
2. In the meantime give all the dry ingredients into a large bowl and incorporate
3. Now add the agave syrup, almond butter and cacao butter and blend gently with a large spoon
4. Use your hand now and knead the dough until everything is combined and well spread
5. Line a big baking tray with some baking parchment and pour the dough into the form
6. With your hands spread the dough and press slightly to the ground until you have a firm mass
7. Chill for 30 min in the freezer or at least 60 min in the fridge
8. Remove it from the baking tray and cut into the desired size. I get 64 bars out of it.
9. Store in the fridge and use up within one week (they won’t last so long!)

So without further ado I make a new bid in the file-wars with my computer. Maybe I’ll cry a little and then clean the office 😛 Or call someone and rant a little! Let’s see! Oh gosh it’s one of those Mondays….

No questions. Just hug me!!!

I hope you guys have a lovely Monday and great start to the week!