Healthy Almond Joy

Healthy Almond Joy

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
6 dates
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
15 roasted salted almonds (or leave out; nutritional info for both is below)
1/2 cup choclate chips

Directions:

1.  Line a small cutting board with wax or parchment paper.

2.  Combine dates and coconut in a food processor until slightly sticky, about three minutes.

3.  Scoop out a tablespoon of the mixture, pushing firmly to form a dome shape.

4. Then pop the dough into the palm of your hand and form the edges into a rounded rectangle and place it on the wax paper. Make 15 total. If you prefer, press one almond in the center of each coconut mound.

4. Freeze for 20 minutes.While the bars are firming up, melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler (in a small glass bowl over a small pot of boiling water).

5. Take the coconut-almond bars out of the freezer and use a spoon to dip into the chocolate. Remove any excess chocolate.

6. Place it back on the wax paper, using the back of the spoon to smooth out the edges. Do all 15.

7. Pop them back in the freezer for another 20 to firm up.Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.