These bars are a little bit or a whole lot decadent but with a redeeming quality – packed with muscle recovering protein, fats and carbs to help fuel you and your body post workout. They are almond packed with both raw nuts and lots of almond butter. I keep these in the freezer and they are firm but perfectly edible in a frozen state. My daughter grabs these post swim practice. I grab them post run for a quick snack because my stomach typically isn’t ready for a lot of food. The chocolate drizzle is optional but totally worth it if you go that avenue. You can easily half with and half without too.
This weekend is yet another weekend of traveling to tour a university for my oldest. So much fun but tugging at my heartstrings a bit knowing that this is around the corner. Gasp!
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— Knead to Cook