Tart Cherry Vegan Superfood Bars
Tart Cherry Vegan Superfood Bars
These no-bake vegan superfood bars are made with top-notch ingredients like coconut, cashews, chia seeds and more.Recipe courtesy of Amanda Paa, Heartbeet Kitchen, provided by Choose Cherries
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
2
hours
Servings
16
Total time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cup frozen montmorency tart cherries
- 1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1/3 cup white chia seeds
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoon natural peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
Directions
- Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.
- Add date crust ingredients to a food processor, pulse a few times to get the mixture started.
- Continue processing until nuts and dates are broken down, and the mixture is sticky and starting to ball up.
- Put date mixture into the pan and firmly and evenly press the ingredients down and together to make the crust.
- Refrigerate while you make the filling.
- Wash food processor container, then add frozen tart cherries, coconut, cashews, and chia seeds.
- Pulse about 10 times to start breaking down.
- Add remaining filling ingredients, and process until smooth besides for the little bits of chia you see.
- Remove pan from refrigerator and spread tart cherry filling out over the crust.
- Top with any nuts or seeds, and coconut.
- Freeze for at least two hours.
- Cut when you’re ready to enjoy.
- These bars keep well in the freezer for a month, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.