Have A Chocolate Craving But Don’t Want To Break That Stupid-Strict Diet? Try These Coconut Bars Instead

Make sure that you freeze these for an hour before you start going cray-cray and eating them all up. These can last up for a month in the freezer.

Let's Get Started…

The Ingredients To Gather:

¾ cup almonds

½ cup oats

½ cup pitted dates

¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

The Indulgent Cream:

½ cup coconut oil

2/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

2 cups greek yogurt (I used Fage)

2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons honey

Instructions To Follow:

1. Grease 9 x 9 pan with coconut oil.

2. For the crust, put almonds and oats into food processor and blend until finely chopped.

3. Add the rest of the crust ingredients to food processor until sticky. If the mixture isn’t clumping together you might need to add more dates.

4. Transfer the crust mixture to the greased pan and press in to an even layer. Place in freezer while you’re making the cream.

5. Pour coconut oil and flakes into food processor and blend for several minutes (my apologies to the downstairs neighbors, our food processor sounds like a chain saw).

6. Once the coconut mixture has become creamy add the remaining ingredients and blend until even mixed.

7. Take crust out of freezer and coat top with the cream. If you want to get really crazy sprinkle with additional coconut flakes, or maybe mini chocolate chips!

Finished!

Have You Been A Bad Girl & Indulged In These Yet? Well, Don't Feel That Awful; They're Actually Not All That Fattening. Unless Of Course You Eat The Whole Damn Thing At Once!

Happy Baking & Enjoy!

Article & Photo Source: The Loosely Followed Recipes