Homemade RX Bars without Egg White Powder
A copycat recipe to make your own homemade chocolate sea salt RX bars. 9 grams of protein per bar from the almonds and hemp hearts, and they are delicious! No egg white powder is needed.
Servings: 16 Bars
Equipment
- high powered blender (or food processor)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups dates (about 10-15 large dates)
- 1 cup hemp hearts
- 1 ¼ cups almonds (I used unroasted, unsalted)
- ¾ cup cashews (I used unroasted, unsalted)
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup chocolate chips (I like to use mini ones!)
- chunky sea salt for top
Instructions
- Loosely fill a glass measuring cup with 1 ½ cups pitted dates. Cover in hot water and let soak for 10 minutes. Then drain the water, press down to remove any excess water.
- In the blender or food processor, pulse the hemp hearts to a coarse powder. Then add the cashews and almonds and blend until they are like a coarse sand. Add the cocoa powder and pulse a few times.
- Add the drained soft dates to the blender or food processor. Blend for 10-20 seconds until the machine is struggling because it’s so thick. Stop the machine, put the mixture into a bowl, add the chocolate chips and continue combining with your hands.
- Once everything is mixed in well put the dough into a rectangular 9x13 pan, and press it in with the back of a measuring scoop. Sprinkle on chunky sea salt, then cut into 16 rectangular pieces (4x4 cuts). Place the pan in the fridge or freezer to become more firm - at least 20 minutes. Store the bars in an air-tight container or bag in the fridge for up to three weeks or freezer for three months.
Notes
- To make thicker bars, make them in a smaller pan, like a square 9x9 pan and get 8 rectangular bars or 9 square ones.
- The texture of these RX bars is softer than the ones you can buy.
- I like to individually wrap each bar to grab on the go! Small silicone bags work well for this!
- To make your own homemade RX bars you will need either a high-power blender (I used my Vitamix), or a food processor. A regular blender will not be strong enough to blend the nuts and grind the hemp hearts.
- For step-by-step photos, more notes about the ingredients, and nutritional insight scroll up to the blog post.
- Next try my banana walnut RX bar recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg