{"id":3909,"date":"2016-04-11T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T09:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/?p=3909"},"modified":"2018-01-21T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T17:16:43","slug":"raw-cherry-cacao-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/nutrition-and-food-for-healthy-living-in-london\/raw-cherry-cacao-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Cherry Cacao Coconut Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN<\/p>\n<p>Makes 14<\/p>\n<p>Raw cherry cacao bars have been described by our taste-testers as &#8220;amazing&#8221;, &#8220;OMFG, they&#8217;re absolutely incredible&#8221; and &#8220;I loooooove your cacao-cherry bars &#8211; so so delicious!&#8221; And they&#8217;re a great deal more healthy than your high-street chocolate bars and twice as tasty. Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/gourmetglow.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Susie<\/a>, a Leith&#8217;s-trained chef&#8217;s generosity, you can now make these at home!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CherryCacaoBars.jpg\" alt=\"Raw Cherry Cacao Bars\" width=\"750\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CherryCacaoBars.jpg 750w, https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CherryCacaoBars-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Made using cacao nibs (good for cardiovascular health and full of fibre), Cherry Active dried montmorency cherries (tart and sweet at the same time, and scientifically proven to aid<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cherryactive.co.uk\/blogs\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> post-workout recovery, as well as gout and jet-lag<\/a>), Coconut Merchant coconut oil, coconut syrup and\u00a0desiccated coconut, these bars are filling and will satisfy a sweet tooth without being too much of a sugar hit!<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also great to take on picnics (just keep them cold), as a snack on hot days (eat straight from the freezer), post-workout snack or as a healthy treat.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Raw Cherry Cacao Coconut Bars Recipe<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>120g Medjool Dates<\/li>\n<li>1.5tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1tsp himalayan pink salt<\/li>\n<li>1tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>100g Coconut Merchant Desiccated Coconut (plus extra to top)<\/li>\n<li>50g Gluten Free Oats<\/li>\n<li>50g Cacao Nibs<\/li>\n<li>30g Coconut Merchant Coconut Syrup<\/li>\n<li>60g Coconut Merchant Coconut Oil<\/li>\n<li>100g Cherry Active Dried Sour Cherries (roughly Chopped)<\/li>\n<li>100g 90% cacao chocolate (I use Lindt), 30g roughly chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Line a 20 x 20cm tin with baking parchment<\/li>\n<li>Blend the dates with the salt, cinnamon &amp; vanilla in a high speed blender to form a paste<\/li>\n<li>Add the coconut, oats, \u00a0roughly chopped chocolate, syrup and oil until combined<\/li>\n<li>Tip into a bowl and mix in the cherries and cacao nibs.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon into the prepared tin and freeze for 1 hour.<\/li>\n<li>Once frozen cut into 14 bars<\/li>\n<li>Melt remaining chocolate over a bain marie.<\/li>\n<li>Dip the flat side of the bars into the chocolate and then the extra desiccated coconut<\/li>\n<li>Leave on a lined tray to set<\/li>\n<li>Try to resist and eat when cold!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can freeze these for 1 month or keep for 5 days in fridge.<\/p>\n<p>These raw cherry cacao bars are also known as &#8216;bootcamp bars&#8217;, as they were first trialled at our <a href=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/fitness-in-london\/pets2adopt-cyprus-charity-bootcamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal-Themed Charity bootcamp<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>If you fancy trying other Cherry Active recipes, check out our delightful <a href=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/nutrition-and-food-for-healthy-living-in-london\/healthy-living-recipes\/dairy-free\/chocolate-cherry-kisses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cherry Kisses<\/a>, perfect for loved ones! Or yourself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HLL_FF_3Stars.png\" alt=\"Fitty Factor - Sugar-Free Biscuit Recipe\" width=\"380\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HLL_FF_3Stars.png 380w, https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HLL_FF_3Stars-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HLL_FF_3Stars-360x200.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN Makes 14 Raw cherry cacao bars have been described by our taste-testers as &#8220;amazing&#8221;, &#8220;OMFG, they&#8217;re absolutely incredible&#8221; and &#8220;I loooooove your cacao-cherry bars &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1,16,18,20,416],"tags":[23,27,43,170,457,36,21],"class_list":["post-3909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dairy-free","category-nutrition-and-food-for-healthy-living-in-london","category-healthy-living-recipes","category-sugar-free","category-sweet-treats","category-vegan","tag-chocolate","tag-dairy-free-2","tag-healthy-eating-london","tag-healthy-snack","tag-raw-vegan","tag-recipe","tag-vegan","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raw Cherry Cacao Coconut Bars - Healthy Living London<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These Raw Cherry Cacao Bars are our happy food - we love them after a rubbish day and especially at weekends. 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