Go Coconuts with a Nutty Bar *VN*

by fitforthesoul on February 23, 2011 · 46 comments

in Desserts, Recipes

Hayyllooo everyone! :P

This is the raw recipe that I mentioned the other day.  It contains an awesome and new-to me ingredient:  it’s the amazingly delicious COCONUT FLOUR!!

Hold your applause, thank you, thank you very much…

I really enjoyed them and my whole family loved it!  Except my sister, who just so happens to ALWAYS like my cooking–except this time. :P

I know these sort of look like brownies, but they’re not brownies.  And the chocolate?  I intended to make it marbled, but it didn’t work. But it’s all good in the hood!~

Go Coconuts with a Nutty Bar *VN*

Ingredients:

3/4 C canned black beans–drained+patted dry

1/2 C coconut flour

1/2 C brown rice crisps

1/2 C peanut butter!

1/2 C almond milk

1/4 C brown rice syrup (I used Lundberg’s)

1/8 C maple syrup

Directions:

First, finely process all the black beans.

Add the coconut flour and…

eat the P.B., then dollop a huge blob and eat some more. :D (That’s Once Again PB which I love)

After wards, add the almond milk.

Whirl the ingredients away!!

Add the brown rice syrup and the maple syrup into the processor.

Melt some dark chocolate chips in the microwave in increments of 30 seconds, until completely melted.

Lastly, fold in the brown rice crisps and the chocolate.

Spread the mixture into a 9×9 inch brownie pan and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or freeze it for 15 minutes like I did because I didn’t want to wait! Hehe.

And voila, you’ll end up with raw, kind of ‘fudgey’ bars.

I know, weird photo :P

Some Tips for You:

  • The brown rice crisps are not that noticeable taste-wise, but I believe they add a certain textural element to the bars.
  • Instead of doing little steps like I did, you can probably process everything at once! :) I think?
  • Maybe just drizzling the chocolate on top may create a prettier and crunchy chocolate effect!

These are good either post workout, as a dessert, or breakfast, or dinner, or….yeahh haha!

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This is random!  Have you tried Genesis Bread?! It’s like, Ezekiel Bread’s cousin or something.

I know that my dad hated it, but I personally like the nutty taste to it.  Hate is such a strong word don’t you think?

And I’ve been eating some delicious oatmeal concoctions, as well as Ashley’s buckwheat bakes!

Oats with PEAR, I highly recommend it. ^.~*

And the famous buckwheat bake with a tropical twist.  I used TJ’s unsulphured dried mangoes!

I apologize for the information overload y’all!! But this is the most important thing!  Daniel is now taking his first STEPS!!!!!!!! yayyyy!!  I just tried uploading the video, but there was an error.

My Question to you:  Have you tried coconut flour?  What’s your fave recipe with coconut flour?

Have a beautiful and blessed day! :D   Don’t forget to love on others and smile.  You never know whose life you will change!

Grace & Peace,

Ellie <33

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Natalie @ Will Jog For Food February 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm

The bars DO look like fudge! yum :)

I’ve never used coconut flour, but i would love to try it some day.

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 2:37 pm

Yes they feel like fudge too :P It’s really~nutty and yummy. That’s all I can really say haha

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whatkateiscooking February 23, 2011 at 1:30 pm

I’ve never tried coconut flour before. I just bought some chickpea flour, though, and I’m excited to work with it!

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm

oOOOo I’m such a sucker for new flours! And I’ve been wanting to experiment with chickpea and make socca :D

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Jenny February 23, 2011 at 1:49 pm

Omg Ive never even heard of coconut flour! How interesting. I still need to buy coconut flakes :D All those pictures are making me hungry girl!

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Do you have a health food store where you can get bulk items? It’s the best way to go in case you DON’T like something so much, b/c you can get whatever amount you like!

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balancejoyanddelicias February 23, 2011 at 2:19 pm

this bar is great! I love how simple it is… really want to try it!
But can you really eat raw coconut flour?

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Hey Coco! Yes! You CAN eat it raw, and tastes so good out of the bag haha. Hmmm! you know what? I wonder how it would taste toasted first!

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sophia February 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm

I won coconut flour in a giveaway…I have used it a few times. Not impressed. I love the smell and idea of it, but it produces a baked good that is so inferior to real flour, in my opinion..:(

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:36 pm

Ohh what did you bake with it? I think this was one ok b/c it’s RAW, but I haven’t baked with the flour. Will try soon though :)

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Hannah February 23, 2011 at 4:26 pm

THANK YOU!!! I just bought coconut flour because I’d seen it in many recipes, and then I couldn’t remember where I’d seen all the recipes that used it! I’ll have to make this sooooon! :D

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:35 pm

I have heard that coconut flour BREAD is really good too! 0_o mmm

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squigglefloey February 23, 2011 at 4:34 pm

Never tried coconut flour :( Ah, I was going to pick up some dried mangoes at TJ’s today because they didn’t seem to expensive. I passed though — now I want to go back for some :P

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:35 pm

I haven’t tried the regular ones, but just know the unsulphured ones are reaaallly tough and hard to chew haha

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viviene February 23, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella February 23, 2011 at 5:58 pm

You know I don’t think I’ve ever seen coconut flour but my MIL is obsessed with coconut oil. So I wonder if she has ever tried it! :)

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:32 pm

I think coconut anything is really good! hehe but that’s my humble opinion!

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Angie @ The Fitness Apple February 23, 2011 at 6:33 pm

Great post! I have all the ingredients for this I’ll hopefully be whipping these up this weekend! Hows the wedding plans coming?!

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:31 pm

Thanks for asking! I’m just now getting some tips from married girls and friends, and will start to look at mags/books~

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Christina February 23, 2011 at 6:49 pm

Wow! These look super yummy! I have never tried coconut flour before…I will have to keep my eye open for some! :)

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 10:30 pm

I guess it’s not that good to some, but many people DO seem to like it. :)

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Sophia @ Raven Waves February 23, 2011 at 9:20 pm

I’ve never tried coconut flour, but I’m such a newbie, it really doesn’t surprise me. I can’t wait til the day I get my own place :)

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Ellie February 23, 2011 at 11:18 pm

Sometimes it can be a little tough trying to get things organized in the kitchen with all of my mom’s stuff and mine. But we deal somehow!

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Nicole @ Making Good Choices February 24, 2011 at 5:21 am

coconut flour is on my list to buy soon! I haven’t tried genesis bread, but I love ezekial.. thanks for the recommendation!

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Ellie February 24, 2011 at 4:27 pm

:D Genesis is especially nutty~and has a taste that I can’t put my finger to really–it’s not THE best, but I enjoyed it hehe. Thank you for stopping by!

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mmmstories February 24, 2011 at 11:17 am

I’ve been really curious about black bean brownies! These look awesome! I’ve never tried coconut flour but lately I’ve been very into ground flax.

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Ellie February 24, 2011 at 4:27 pm

I actually haven’t tried the black bean brownies either! :P But maybe these are SOMEEWHAT close?

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This Italian Family February 24, 2011 at 1:48 pm

I haven’t tried coconut flour, but that recipe looks delish!

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Kat February 24, 2011 at 2:58 pm

making.these.ASAP. I ALMOST bought coconut flour today too, but I didnt know how to use it!! Thanks for the idea love!

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Ellie February 24, 2011 at 4:28 pm

you’re welcome! I hope they’re not too hyped up now! lol

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elle marie February 24, 2011 at 3:52 pm

This sounds wonderful.. I wonder if I could find genmai syrup here…

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Ellie February 24, 2011 at 4:28 pm

ooOoO never heard of genmai syrup! Now i’ll have to look it up :)

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Alexandra (Veggin' Out in the Kitchen) February 24, 2011 at 5:54 pm

I looooooove coconut flour!!!! Your bars look AMAZING. That’s all there is to it!

My favorite way to use coconut flour is in pancakes, but I have a feeling that if I try your bars, they will be my new favorite way! :)

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Ellie February 24, 2011 at 9:07 pm

ahh great idea! I have a feeling pancakes will be really goooood :)

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Julie m. February 25, 2011 at 7:02 am

You know, I have not tried coconut flour yet but between the flour and the oil I’ve heard so many wonderful things. I really need to try it out! This recipe looks so healthy and tasty all rolled into one. Just delicious!

Thanks so much for the sweet comment, it’s great to meet you as well!

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Ellie February 25, 2011 at 11:46 am

Thank you Julie~! :D Have a beautious day

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Alyssa February 25, 2011 at 12:15 pm

I NEED to go get some coconut! I never buy it, but I love it.

thanks for the blog love, girly! :)

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whitney February 25, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Wow I want that dessert! But if I make them I might eat the whole batch…

Whitney

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Ellie February 25, 2011 at 10:12 pm

What’s so bad about that? :P

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Olivia February 25, 2011 at 3:36 pm

Yay for coconut flour!! I just got a 2 lb. bag of it and haven’t decided what to try out first yet! Whats your alltime fave recipe with the good stuff:)?

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Ellie February 25, 2011 at 10:13 pm

Oh! Well~this was my FIRST time using it! :D So if you guys have suggestions, then that would be great! Someone said she makes pancakes out of them

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Kylie @ A Hungry Spoon February 26, 2011 at 7:35 am

I haven’t tried coconut flour yet, although I’ve been eyeing it at our Co-Op for the past few months. I’ve noticed that peanut flour has become popular as well, but I haven’t tried that one either. Looks like I need to branch out from the plain old whole wheat!

Thanks for sharing this recipe…I’d love to try it and may have to work some substitutions to use what I have on hand :)

Have a great weekend!

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quinnlovescali February 27, 2011 at 7:31 pm

I LOVE that the Nutty bars are GF. I will definitely be making these, sooner than later.

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Bean March 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm

I love how these are raw. I never would have thought to try using black beans in a bar like this!

Thanks for visiting my blog and for your lovely comments! I love how enthusiastic you are about everything – God, life, food, exercise – everything! I’m definitely going to be back! :)

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Ellie March 1, 2011 at 11:52 pm

Aaahhh those are such encouraging words Bean! Thank you for the support and letting me know that at least someone is blessed :)

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