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    Home » Desserts » Chocolate Desserts » Homemade Mars Bars

    Homemade Mars Bars

    Jul 1, 2019 · Updated: Mar 28, 2022 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    Homemade Mars Bars are easy to make, just 3 ingredients, and chocolate! High in protein, mood-boosting magnesium and other nutrients. A protein-rich candy bar that is good for you! Vegan, gluten-free, refined-sugar-free!

    Homemade Mars Bars

    Homemade Mars Bars are easy to make, similar to Three Musketeers. A copycat candy bar with crispy chocolate outside, and creamy fluffy fudge inside. And I put them on a stick.

    Only guess what? After you eat this bar, your sugar levels won't plummet and you won't feel sick, and mid-movie turn to your sister and lament how much candy you ate.

    Why? Because of the ingredients.

    Ingredients in These Healthy Homemade Mars Bars

    Count them. Just three.
    1. Almond Flour. So high in protein and other nutrients.
    2. Medjool dates. Full of fiber and iron.
    3. Cocoa powder. Unsweetened chocolate powder or cacao powder, both unprocessed and zippy high in mood-boosting magnesium.

    Bag of almond flour, tub of date paste, dates and jar of chocolate chips

    Almond flour is awesome in this recipe because it gives the dates structure.

    I've made something similar with coconut flour in my chocolate treat email course. Five lessons hit your inbox with detail on how to create your own simple healthy chocolate desserts.

     

    Okay, so back to this recipe...

    Both recipes produce a bar soft inside like fudge but cakey like a nougat. And because it's frozen on a stick, the chocolate shell immediately hardens upon dipping.

    So you end up with a crunchy snappy exterior, and creamy fudgy interior.

    Oh my.

    Inside view of dark chocolate homemade protein bar.

    How to Make These Homemade Mars Bars

    It's very easy. First make some date paste. I have a how to make date paste recipe here, but I also explain it in the recipe below. All you do is buy some dates, soak them overnight in water, pit them, and blend up with water.

    Then blend up this fresh date paste and flour and cocoa and press into molds or just use a parchment-lined loaf pan.

    Freeze, cut, dip and you have homemade protein bars! If you want to insert sticks, let the bars thaw a bit before inserting, then re-freeze before dipping. Enjoy!

    Try My Other Healthy Chocolate Treats

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    Chocolate Protein Bars

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    Homemade Mars Bars

    Created by Dee Dine
    Homemade Mars Bars are easy to make, just 3 ingredients, and chocolate! High in protein, mood-boosting magnesium and other nutrients. A candy bar that is good for you! Vegan and gluten-free!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 20 mins
    Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free
    Servings 12

    Ingredients
     

    Homemade Mars Bar

    • 1 ⅓ cup date paste (recipe below)
    • 1 cup almond flour
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder

    Date Paste

    • 17 Medjool dates
    • ¾ cup water

    Chocolate Coating

    • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
    • 2 tbsp coconut oil

    Useful Equipment

    • 1 vertical bar silicon mold
    • edible gold stars
    • edible gold dust

    Instructions
     

    Make Date Paste

    • If your dates are hard or have been refrigerated, either soak them in clear water overnight or boil them for 20 minutes, let them cool, and pit them.
    • Then blend the dates and water until very smooth. Use in the recipe.
      If you made extra or want to store the date paste. Refrigerate it for a week or freeze it for 2 months in the freezer.

    Make Homemade Mars Bar

    • Blend up the almond flour, cocoa powder and date paste until smooth.
    • Spoon the mixture into molds.
    • Freeze for two hours, then remove from molds and insert sticks. Lay the bars on a parchment-paper lined cookie sheet and return to the freezer for a longer freeze. At least four hours or overnight.

    Coat them in chocolate

    • Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a shallow bowl in the microwave for 60 seconds.
    • Stir until all chips are melted, and then lower each bar into the chocolate, using a spoon to make sure all sides are covered.
    • Return the bars to the parchment paper, and sprinkle with your choice - salt flakes, festive stars or how about a little gold dust.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 8gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 18mgPotassium: 359mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 50IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 2.5mg
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    1. Ela

      July 02, 2019 at 10:37 am

      PS: Pinned to my board "Best vegan desserts". 🙂

      Reply
      • Dee Dine

        July 02, 2019 at 5:26 pm

        Oh, the best news !! xx

        Reply
    2. Ela

      July 02, 2019 at 10:36 am

      5 stars
      Such a lovely recipe! Awesome that it requires only a few ingredients, that's so convenient! And oh, the cinema memories, good times right... But glad we can now eat healthy candy thanks to your great recipe! Love Bob's Red Mill. 🙂

      Reply
      • Dee Dine

        July 02, 2019 at 5:25 pm

        Haha, so true Ela! Glad you like the recipe! Dee xx

        Reply

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