Breakfast Cacao Protein Bar

Name: Breakfast Cacao Protein Bar
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ceremonial Cacao; 3/4 Cup Pumpkin Seeds; 1/2 Cup Flax Seeds; 7 Pitted Dates; 18 Dried Apricots; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tbsp Beet Powder; Pinch Sea Salt; Topping: 6 tbsp Ceremonial Cacao

by Moses Draper

July 5, 2023

Healthy Energy On The Go!

Make up a batch of these delicious breakfast protein bars so you can grab a quick bite in the morning that will leave you feeling satisfied & nourished. Skip the industrialized powders with additives and fillers, and make your own whole-food protein bars.

Why we love this recipe with our cacao

Our ceremonial cacao is 100% cacao. That means, unlike cocoa powder, it isn't over-processed & defatted. It's full of nutrients and the cacao butter is still present, which turns these Breakfast Protein Bars into a melt-in-your-mouth-experience. Using these simple ingredients alongside our cacao makes for a healthy & nutrient-dense start to your morning.

Breakfast Cacao Protein Bar

10 SERVINGS

20 MINUTES TO PREPARE

PROTEIN BAR

Nutrient-dense breakfast on the go that is hard to stop eating! These delicious bars are a great whole-food alternative to over-processed protein powders.

Ingredients

1 tbsp Ceremonial Cacao
3/4 Cup Pumpkin Seeds
1/2 Cup Flax Seeds
7 Pitted Dates
18 Dried Apricots
2 tbsp Coconut Oil
1 tbsp Beet Powder
Pinch Sea Salt
Topping: 6 tbsp Ceremonial Cacao

Directions

Line small baking pan with parchment paper.

Combine pumpkin seeds & flax in a food processor and blend until chopped up

Add dates, apricots, beet powder, coconut oil, cacao & salt into the food processor and blend until well incorporated

Press dough into your baking pan and flatten until evenly spread out

Chill the pan for 2-3 hours in the freezer

Melt 6 tbsp of cacao in a double boiler and drizzle over the bars in the baking pan

Remove from pan and take off parchment paper. Slice into small squares

Store in the fridge and enjoy each morning!

Make Cacao a Part of your Everyday Ritual

Jump start your day with a cacao morning ritual. Brew up your morning energizer and try one of the following:

15 Minute Meditation

Gentle Yoga Flow

Journal on Intentions for the Day

Hey, Great To Meet You!

We are a family-owned company. We felt an instant connection with this plant medicine and have been working with it since, finding it to be a great teacher & facilitator, as well as an integral part of a healthy diet. We craft our cacao with love at our Vermont cacao shop.