treat day TUESDAY

i must first begin by saying one of my offspring DETESTED this and one LOVED it...

that being said, i found this recipe from an instagram superwoman (@lilsipper).  she has amazing recipes (and a few i probably wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pool- i.e. kale cake with squash frosting)...but i digress.  

this is a recipe for a CLEAN klondike bar

 (i mean, what would you do for a {CLEAN} klondike bar, right?).  

**i doubled this recipe to make 8 total.

ingredients
bars:

• 1/2 cup soaked almonds (or cashews)
• 1 banana

coating/sauce:

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup raw cacoa powder (i used hershey's cocoa 100% cacao-hoping that is ok)

steps:
bars:

1. puree almonds and banana (don't add water)-used the blender and it worked splendidly
2. poor into a bread pan lined with parchment paper
3. freeze for 2 hours
4. cut into 4 (or 8) squares and place back in freezer for 20 more minutes while you prepare the sauce

 

sauce:

1. mix coconut oil and powder (should be melted enough to pour)
2. then dip/pour/spread sauce all over bars (this got super messy)
3. freeze for another few minutes

**i thought they would also be good rolled in sliced almonds...i may try that next time!
**these are not sweet, sweet, like milk chocolate, so you can add honey or agave (to keep it vegan) to the sauce or even vanilla extract-they are definitely a bit of an acquired taste
ENJOY! :) 

 xoxo