Chocolate Mint Bars

Marcy's Favorite Christmas Dessert!

They taste like Christmas!!

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked white beans or canned no-salt-added or low sodium white beans

10 medjool dates, pitted **or 1/2 cup date syrup

2 tablespoons raw almond butter *or peanut butter

1 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

2 tablespoons shredded, unsweetened coconut

1/2 cup natural cacao powder

1 teaspoon ground chia seeds

**I added the non dairy milk as suggested below, which makes them fluffier.

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the white beans, dates, almond butter and vanilla in a food processor or high-powered blender. Blend until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and blend again. Add 1-2 tablespoons water or non-dairy milk if needed to aid in mixing. Pour into a very lightly-oiled baking pan (see note). Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into small squares.

Store in a covered container in the refrigerator up to one week. Makes 16 squares.

Note: An 8x8 baking pan works well for 16 servings

Make them thicker: double the recipe!