As good as store-bought energy bars taste, they cost two or three dollars a serving, even on sale. You can make your own with plenty of the taste, calories, and electrolytes for about 50 cents each with this recipe.
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups short-grained or Arborio rice // 2 pounds cream cheese // 1 cup chocolate chips // 2 Tbsp coconut oil // 1/4 cup white sugar // 2 Tbsp Cocoa powder (or more to taste).
DIRECTIONS: 1) Cook rice, coconut oil, and white sugar in a rice cooker on an open stove until al dente. 2) Place cooked rice in a large mixing bowl. Fold in cream cheese, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips. Add more sugar or cocoa powder to taste. 3) Place mixture on 18” x 26” baking sheet covered in plastic wrap. Spread evenly and cover with plastic wrap and cool. 4) When cooled, cut widthwise into seven evenly sized lengths. Wrap each length in plastic wrap and freeze. 5) Pull from the freezer as needed and slice into four or five pieces. 6) Wrap individual portions in parchment-lined foil for eating on the go. Wrap as if wrapping a gift, leading to easy-to-open snacks.
NUTRITION: Makes roughly 30 portions. Each portion has roughly 200 calories with 17 grams carbohydrates, 13 grams fat, and three grams of protein. Electrolytes per serving about 120 mg sodium, 7 mg magnesium and 22 mg potassium. This recipe is a mashup of EF Education First and Saxo-Tinkoff recipes found online. (Bradley Bleck)
