Mulberry Peanut Bars
1 1/2 cup dried white mulberries
3/4 cup raw peanuts
Pinches of sea salt
4 tbsp agave nectar, divided
1/2 tsp Madagascar vanilla extract
1/3 cup cacao butter, shaved
5 tbsp cacao powder
Grind in food processor until “crumbly”: Dried mulberries, peanuts, and salt
Add to food processor: Agave nectar and vanilla
Process until clumpy. Do not overmix.
Press mixture into a loaf pan (10×5 or 9×5) lined with on parchment paper
Harden in refrigerator for 60 minutes
Remove mixture from refrigerator
Melt over very low heat: Cacao butter
Remove from heat once completely melted
Whisk in: Cacao powder and salt
Whisk in: Agave nectar
Immediately pour over mulberry-peanut mixture
Harden in refrigerator for 30 minutes
Remove finished bars from loaf pan and cut into bite-sized pieces
Store in refrigerator temperature in an airtight container
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Based on original recipe from Superfood Snacks (Sterling Publishing