Energy Chocolate Nut Bars 🍫 Ingredients Base: • 450g raw almonds — 3 cups • 50g pumpkin seeds — ⅓ cup • 50g sunflower seeds — ⅓ cup • 50g dried cranberries — ½ cup • 20g unsweetened coconut flakes — ⅓ cup Syrup: • 120g honey — ⅓ cup • 80g maple syrup — ¼ cup • ¼ tsp fine sea salt Topping: • 150g dark chocolate, 70% — 5 oz • Flaky sea salt, to finish Preparation: 1. Combine almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cranberries and coconut flakes in a large bowl. 2. Warm honey, maple syrup and fine salt in a small saucepan over low heat until loose and the salt dissolves, about 2 minutes. Don’t boil. 3. Pour the warm syrup over the nut mixture and stir until every piece is coated. 4. Press firmly into a 20cm/8in square tray lined with parchment, leaving an overhang. Press hard — compaction is what holds the bars together. 5. Freeze at least 2 hours, until solid. 6. Melt the chocolate and pour it over the surface of the frozen slab, spreading level with a spatula. Scatter flaky salt while the chocolate is still wet. 7. Let the chocolate set until tacky but not hard, about 5 minutes, then lift the slab out by the parchment onto a board and cut into bars with a warm dry knife. Cutting once the chocolate hardens fully will crack it. 8. Store in the fridge up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 3 months. #healthydessert #dessert #EasyRecipes #nutbars #chocolatebar - @vitalitydesserts