Carob Pecan Butter Bars

Name: Carob Pecan Butter Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups (218 g) unsalted pecans, or any other nuts/seeds you desire; 4 tbsp (28 g) coconut flour; 1 overripe banana, 110 g; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1.6 g; 1/2 tsp salt, 3 g; 2 tbsp (28 g) oil, melted coconut oil; 4 tbsp (25 g) carob powder, or cocoa powder; 1/8 tsp salt

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

These bars are an adapted version of the Pecan Butter Chocolate Truffles from the cookbook Run Fast Eat Slow. I've made them into bars here, but if you have mini muffin liners you can totally make them into Reese's cups as well. This is admittedly unnecessary boujee with the pecan butter and carob powder; you can easily swap those for regular cocoa powder and any kind of nut or seed butter you like

Updated at: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:48:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories127.6 kcal (6%)

Total Fat12.1 g (17%)

Carbs5.4 g (2%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein1.7 g (3%)

Sodium92.8 mg (5%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

Filling

218gunsalted pecans

or any other nuts/seeds you desire

28gcoconut flour

110gbanana

overripe

1.6gground cinnamon

3gsalt

Topping

28goil

melted coconut oil

25gcarob powder

or cocoa powder

⅛ tspsalt

Instructions

Filling

Step 1

In a food processor, blend the pecans until a smooth pecan butter forms, scraping down the sides every minute or so. This can take about 5 minutes, depending on your food processor. Any kind of nuts can be used here: peanuts, pistachios, almonds, or even sunflower or pumpkin seeds to make it nut-free

unsalted pecans218g

Step 2

Add in the rest of the filling ingredients - coconut flour, banana, cinnamon, and salt. Blend until smooth and thick

coconut flour28g

banana110g

ground cinnamon1.6g

salt3g

Step 3

Transfer to a parchment lined 8" pan, and evenly spread the mixture with a silicone spatula. Freeze for 10 minutes to harden

Topping

Step 4

In a small bowl, melt coconut oil in the microwave for about a minute, Stir in carob powder and salt. Optionally, add some sweetener if you desire. Carob is mildly sweet, so I don't find any necessary, but you may want some if you use cocoa powder instead

salt⅛ tsp