Raw Superfood Energy Bars with Cacao

Ingredients:

• 5 Medjool dates
• 1 cup dried cherries (or cranberries)
• 2 packets ALOHA berry flavor whole food powder
• 1/3 cup raw quinoa
• 1/2 cup raw almonds
• 1/2 cup raw pistachios
• 2 tbsp flax seeds
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• ~1 cup 60% cacao
• Optional toppings:
  • I used raw crushed pistachios, raw crushed pecans, colorful raisins and raw sunflower seeds.

Directions
1. Put all ingredients in a blender, pulse blend for 1 minute.
2. Drop mixture onto parchment paper.
3. Measure out mixture in a silicone ice cube trays about 3/4 of mixture. You want to leave room for cacao toppings. Repeat for all the molds.
4. Put in freezer for 30 minutes.
5. Put cacao in bowl in microwave or in the boiling water to melt.
6. Add cacao to the top of the molds.
7. Add additional toppings
8. Put the ice cube trays back in the fridge for 1 hour.
9. Crack the ice molds and eat away.


Approximate macros for 1 of 18 bites (or balls) without optional toppings:
142 calories, 19g carbs, 7g fat, 3g protein, 4g fiber, 12g sugar