Chocolate Granola Bars

April 24, 2009.   2 Comments.   Categories Chef David Wells, Contributing Chefs, Light / Healthy.  

Chocolate Granola Bars

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David Wells, Chef / Grandma Dave

www.grandmadave.com

I like to start with my favorite granola or make one yourself that is high in protein by adding lots of nuts and seeds (and or quinoa or amaranth flour sprouted) but no oil and sweetened with a lower glycemic sweetener such as brown rice syrup. My granola lends itself to the bar nicely with a few additions and this 10 minute preparation.

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Ingredients: Organic Rolled oats, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Flax Seed, Organic Quinoa, Organic Raw Sunflower Seeds, Organic Dates, Organic Raisins (organic raisins, organic sunflower oil), Organic Pumpkin Seeds, Organic Cranberries (organic cranberries, organic evaporated cane juice, organic sunflower oil), Organic Molasses, Organic Almonds, Organic Orange Juice Concentrate, Organic Vanilla, Organic Ground Cinnamon, Organic Ground Allspice, Organic Ground Ginger, Organic Ground Nutmeg.

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Chocolate Granola Bars:

• 3 pounds Grandma Dave’s or your favorite granola
• 2 cups chocolate chips (dark chocolate with high % of cacao is best)
• 1.5 cups Lewis Labs Lecithin with Pineapple bromelain
• One jar Lundburgs Farms Brown rice syrup
• 2 T vanilla

In addition you will need one sheet pan and a piece of parchment.

Method:

in large mixing bowl mix granola, choc chips and 1 cup lecithin together well.

Heat rice syrup with vanilla to a simmer.

Combine and mix well before pressing into the parchment lined sheetpan.

Sprinkle liberally with the other half cup of lecithin.

Let cool for two hours in fridge.

Cut to desired size.