Relationships stress me out. And I’m not even in one. But many of my friends are, and their relationships REALLY stress me out. They’re so overwhelming at times. They like each other, then they hate each other. They complain about each other, then they can’t take their hands off each other. They’re like children. And I don’t like children.
I know for a fact my food will never complain, that’s why I’m in a relationship with it. I take good care of my food and it takes good care of me. We have a very understanding and healthy relationship. I may seem weird and kind of like a leper with the amount of time I spend in the house, in my kitchen, on a Friday night, but I’m sure as hell not fighting with my food at the bar, while others stare on with drunken eyes. I hate drunken people fights. I love watching them. Car wreck in human form.
The moral to this story is – annoying relationships suck. So get out of them if you are one of the people that fills their friends ears with complaints about their significant other. We don’t care. Your significant other obviously doesn’t care. So you shouldn’t care. And you should find yourself a new partner. Meaning paleo food. Like this recipe. Why wouldn’t you make CARAMEL BARS your new lover? I’ve done it twice now. Two times. Two times a lady, if you will.
Chocolate Coffee Caramel Bars
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
For the crust
- 12 dried figs (or dates, if you prefer), stems removed
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup Unsweetended Shredded Coconut
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
For the caramel
- 12–14 medjool dates, pitted and soaked in water for an hour
- 5–6 tablespoons canned coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
For the topping
- 1 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips or dark chocolate, melted
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons ground coffee
- coarse sea salt, to top
Instructions
- First make your crust. Add all of your crust ingredients into a food processor and mix until well combined. Add the crust mixture to abread pan and push down until the mixture is flat. Like a crust. Duh.
- Now add your dates and pulse until dates have broken down (less than a minute) then add your coconut milk tablespoon by tablespoon to the dates while the food processor is still running. Then add your water as well.
- And add your vanilla extract and pinch of salt.
- Process until you get a caramel. BOOM. May take 3-5 minutes, tops.
- Pour caramel over your crust and spread evenly.
- Now you will want to melt your chocolate. You could do this in a double boiler or just the microwave. I chose the latter.
- Melt chocolate and coconut milk together in the microwave. Heating for 30 seconds then mixing well and reheating when necessary.
- Once your chocolate is completely melted, add your ground coffee and mix well.
- Pour melted chocolate over your caramel and spread evenly.
- Add coarse sea salt on top of the chocolate.
- Put in freezer to let chocolate harden. Around 10+ minutes.
- Eat!!
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More Layered Ideas For Ya:
Chocolate “Peanut Butter” Cookie Bars
Holiday Raspberry Caramel Tart
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OMG! This look awesome! I am new to pale/primal and I am hooked on your blog! I made your granola last Friday and it’s almost all gone. By me. Alone. So not good. A friend of mine who is super picky and will eat only chocolate is coming over this weekend so I thought I would try these out on her. In your recipe you have “1/4 canned coconut milk”. Is that 1/4 cup or 1/4 of a whole can? Thanks for all the incredible recipes! You are making my transition to paleo so much easier. And as a law student, I need easy right now! 🙂
Sorry about that Debski, just changed that. It should be 1/4 CUP canned coconut milk.
Thank you so much! I cannot wait to make these! So much for losing that 6 lbs!
Juli,
This was the first recipe from your blog that I have ever made and I am in love. So good! I ate almost all of it and am heading back to Whole Foods today to make some more. Next, I will make the sweet potato brownies and watch the buttons fly of my skinny jeans. Yikes!
I have been wanting make these since you posted them. Finally made them today. And…of course they were fabulous!
This was absolutely fantastic! I emailed this recipe to my mother in law and she made this dessert for a family dinner.
This is heaven in my mouth! Everyone LOVED it!
Wow! I just made a double batch of these for a family reunion tomorrow. (I had to have some kind of dessert there I could actually eat. What kind of a reunion would it be without dessert?!) Just the individual layers taste amazing! I’m afraid it might not survive 24 hours to be shared…….
This is the most amazing dessert I’ve ever made. Since i’ve gone paleo, i’ve been looking for dessert to make, and this one even tops the non paleo desserts. Great recipe! I’ve made it 2 times in a row already. My husband gives it 2 thumbs up as well.
I may be your newest biggest fan.. not fully Paleo, just into clean eating,,, but YOU are making it soooooo easy, I really think I am an addict to your site. I cannot stay off of here. So I made these yesterday, for a little football watching party, and let’s just say~ they were a huge hit! I still cannot believe it! but the proof is in the pudding (actually your avocado pudding is on my list for tomorrow) This almost taste like Ghiradelle’s Salted Caramel that I love but do not need! THANK YOU THANK YOU !!
Here is my question to you! I’m also really sugar sensitive, in that, I look at a brownie and it attaches itself to my belly. Not cute. How does eating a treat such as these delightful brownies feel on your system? After I finish Whole30, I’d love to make some of these treats but I am scared!!!
These feel much better than regular, gluten treats, but I definitely can’t eat a ton. I have to be careful and not eat very much
Ohmyword are these good!!! I can’t stop inhaling them!!
Omg these are soooo sooooo delicious!
My mini food processor isn’t handling these recipes too well though. Before I invest in a decent one…any suggestions?
honestly, just get a better one. it will be a great investment