Guayusa Superfood Protein Bar Recipe
Get your daily dose of protein with Ayusa Tea’s vegan superfood protein bar recipe.
Servings
10
Prep time
Cook time
Recipe
GF, VG
Ingredients
- 1⅓ cups smooth salted peanut butter
- 5 Medjool dates, pitted (add more for sweeter bars)
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 10 tsp Ayusa Tea Loose Leaf Pure Guayusa
- ⅔ cup hemp seeds
- ⅓ cups chia seeds
- ⅓–½ cup protein powder of choice
- ½ tsp of vanilla extract
- ½ tsp of sea salt
- 3–5 tbsp plant milk
- ⅓ cup cocao nibs or chocolate chips (optional)
Topping - ¼ cup dark chocolate
- ½ tbsp coconut oil
Method
- Add peanut butter and dates to a food processor and pulse a few times until well combined.
- Add the cacao, Ayusa Raw Guayusa Powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, protein powder and plant milk and blend until it forms a thick, cookie-dough-like texture.
- If mixture is too wet, add more dry ingredients of choice, such as protein powder or hemp seeds. If it is too dry, moisten with a little more nut butter or plant milk.
- Taste and adjust flavour as needed, adding more protein powder of choice for flavour or more dates for sweetness.
- Mix the cacao nibs or chocolate chips, mix through batter with a spoon.
- Line a standard loaf tin with parchment paper and transfer the batter into the tin. Spread with the back of a spoon, then use the bottom of a glass to flatten into an evenly packed, flat layer.
- Transfer to the freezer to chill for at least 10–15 mins to help the mixture firm up. The longer it freezes, the firmer it will become.
- For the topping, melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler on the stovetop, or in 20-second increments in the microwave, stirring occasionally.
- Drizzle topping mixture over the firmed slab then slice into bars.
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