Dark Chocolate Style Raspberry Bars
These dreamy dark chocolate raspberry bars are delicious, with a hint of tartness. They are the perfect treat!
Ingredients & Directions
Ingredients
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Cookie Base:
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1 1⁄3 cupcoconut flour
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5 tbspsorganic light agave syrup (sub with maple syrup)
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1⁄3 cup 2tbsporganic coconut oil (soft but not melted)
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pinchof salt
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Raspberry Filling:
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1 1⁄2 cupsraspberries
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1 cupblackberries
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1⁄4 cupof water
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2 tbspsmaple syrup
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lemon juice (half a lemon)
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1 tspagar agar
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Chocolate Coating:
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10 ozLILY'S Dark Chocolate Style Baking Chips
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1-2 tbspsorganic coconut oil
Directions
Equipment Needed
oven
parchment paper
medium bowl
saucepan
stovetop
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Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 8x8 inch brownie pan with parchment paper.
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In a medium sized bowl add coconut flour, agave syrup, salt, and coconut oil.
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Mix/kneed well with your hands until dough forms.
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*Step 4: Press dough evenly into prepared baking pan. Bake for about 8-10 minutes until edges begin to brown. Take out of the oven and let cool completely.
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In the meantime, prepare raspberry berry filling. Add berries, water, maple syrup and lemon juice in a saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes until berries have broken down. Puree with a hand mixer or a high speed blender and pour back into the saucepan.
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Add 1 tsp of agar agar powder to the berry mixture and summer over medium heat for about 5 minutes while whisking constantly.
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Remove from heat and let sit for about 5-10 minutes before pouring it onto the cookie base. Freeze for about 1-2 hours.
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Meanwhile, melt chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat and set aside.
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Once the berry filling is completely frozen, cut into 16 squares. Dip each into melted chocolate and transfer onto a cooling rack or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Let sit until chocolate has hardened.
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Serve immediately and store in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Recipe contributed by delight.fuel.