Almond Butter Energy Chunks

I adapted this recipe from Oh She Glows, a blog I have been obsessed with lately. I made a few changes according to what I had in the food cupboard and they turned out pretty good. They have a flapjack texture but the added protein hit makes this a substantial snack. 

Almond Butter Energy Chunks

Yields 12 small "chunks" 

Ingredients

1.5 cup of rolled oats

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 scoops vanilla protein powder (I used sunwarrior raw blend)

2 tbsp Almond Butter

3 tbsp Agave Nectar

Oat milk to moisten 

Chocolate Drizzle

1/2 tbsp Coconut Oil

1 tbsp Cacao powder

I started by combining the oats and walnuts in a blender and blitzing until finely chopped. Then I added the oat mixture to the protein powder in a large bowl, with the almond butter and agave nectar. After stirring for a few minutes the mixture will still be quite dry so its a good idea to add oat milk (or almond milk would work well) to moisten until you can press the mixture together and it holds its shape. 

Mould the mixture into a plastic container lined with baking parchment and press down until flat. Pop in the freezer for 5 minutes while you make the chocolate drizzle. 

In a cup, add the coconut oil and cacao powder. Microwave for 30 seconds until melted. Take your chunks out of the freezer and cut into squares. Drizzle the chocolate mixture over the chunks and place back in the freezer to firm up. 

Once firm, store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month. Or eat within a week if keeping in the fridge.