Chocolate energy bars with coconut and chia seeds

Do you also feel like spending less time at the stove in spring and summer? I always prefer to reach for something ready and run outside again, enjoying the beautiful weather and nature. It is precisely at these moments that it is useful to have a healthy homemade snack on hand that will keep you full for a long time or survive a longer stay in your backpack.

Homemade and healthy

Purchased muesli and energy bars or other goodies are usually very good and great for their practicality, but unfortunately they are full of unnecessary artificial ingredients, which are not so great anymore. Fortunately, it is not difficult to make your own bars, which are tasty for both children and adults, they fill you up, they last a long time in the fridge and are cooked only from healthy and nutritious ingredients.

On a trip and to school

And if you're still wondering what to take in your backpack on a trip or what good (but healthy) to throw to your children at school or afternoon club, these sweet snacks will be perfect for you.

Chocolate energy bars with coconut and chia seeds

No-bake, vegan, gluten-free, no refined sugar

What will be needed?

- ½ cup of cocoa butter

- ½ cup of coconut oil

- ½ cup of fair trade cocoa

- 1 and ½ cups of grated coconut

- ½ cup chia seeds

- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

- ¼ cup of any syrup or honey

- A pinch of finely ground salt

How to do it?

Melt the cocoa butter, coconut oil and syrup in a saucepan. If you are going to use honey, wait for the butter and oil to cool down a bit so that you don't lose its valuable properties. Mix in cocoa, grated coconut, chia seeds and a pinch of salt. Mix well, taste and sweeten if necessary. Transfer the mixture to a baking tray lined with baking paper. Then put it in the fridge or freezer for at least an hour. When the mixture has set, cut into squares or bars and enjoy! Store in the fridge or in the cold, the bars may melt in the heat. It lasts over 2 weeks in the fridge, twice as long in the freezer.