Sticky Sesame Bars With Raw Chocolate Drizzle

Serves: 6

Santiago Howell

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

54

Sweetness

49

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Chia Seed

Directions:

1

Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper and grease the pan with coconut oil or vegetable oil

2

Place the nuts, sesame seeds, and chia seeds in a food processor and process until finely chopped

3

Add the agave nectar, nut or seed butter, oil, vanilla, and salt

4

Process, using on/off pulses, until the mixture is blended and begins to stick together and clump on the sides of the bowl

5

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan

6

Place a large piece of parchment paper, wax paper, or plastic wrap (lightly greased with coconut or vegetable oil) atop the bar mixture and use it to spread and flatten the mixture evenly in the pan; leave the paper or plastic wrap to cover

7

Place the mixture in the freezer for 30 minutes

8

To prepare the chocolate drizzle: Mix the oil, agave nectar, and cocoa powder in a small bowl until blended

9

Remove the bar mixture from the freezer, uncover, and decoratively drizzle or spread with the chocolate mixture

10

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or place in the freezer for 1 hour until the mixture is firm

11

Using the liner, lift the mixture from the pan and transfer to a cutting board

12

Cut into 20 bars

13

Store in the refrigerator or freezer

14

Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper and grease the pan with coconut oil or vegetable oil

15

Place the nuts, sesame seeds, and chia seeds in a food processor and process until finely chopped

16

Add the agave nectar, nut or seed butter, oil, vanilla, and salt

17

Process, using on/off pulses, until the mixture is blended and begins to stick together and clump on the sides of the bowl

18

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan

19

Place a large piece of parchment paper, wax paper, or plastic wrap (lightly greased with coconut or vegetable oil) atop the bar mixture and use it to spread and flatten the mixture evenly in the pan; leave the paper or plastic wrap to cover

20

Place the mixture in the freezer for 30 minutes

21

To prepare the chocolate drizzle: Mix the oil, agave nectar, and cocoa powder in a small bowl until blended

22

Remove the bar mixture from the freezer, uncover, and decoratively drizzle or spread with the chocolate mixture

23

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or place in the freezer for 1 hour until the mixture is firm

24

Using the liner, lift the mixture from the pan and transfer to a cutting board

25

Cut into 20 bars

26

Store in the refrigerator or freezer