Let’s get the obvious out of the way. I suck at taking pictures of food. I so totally do. It’s probably why I post such few recipes. I need to get over that. See how I took a bite out of one and placed it on top of all the others? That’s my go to dramatic effect to entice you into make this recipe. Now that I’m looking at the picture, I can see that I actually missed biting the almond. I was so sure I got it. Well, that probably takes away from some of the dramatic flair I was after. Oh well.
I came across a recipe the other day for a sugar free, chocolate covered coconut bar. It lost me at sugar free, but it pulled me back in with the promise of chocolate and coconut. Listen, I give mad props to anyone that can do a Paleo or sugar free diet. I cannot. I come from a long line of sweet toothed people. We have to end our day with something sweet, that is not fruit, that is not Stevia laced. It is law with my people. I am law abiding.
Even though I love my sweets, I have adopted a healthier eating lifestyle over the last two years. This is not to say, I don’t occasionally partake from the refined sugar food group. I do. But, I have learned what I bring into my house, my kids want to eat. And as they have gotten older, it’s become increasingly hard to eat a candy bar on the sly. The cough/unwrap trick works no more. Clever little souls! So yes, we do consume refined sugar, but I try to keep it to a minimum.
Almond Joy happens to be one of my favorite candy bars of all time. What’s not to love? The almond? The joy? I knew I had to attempt this with a little revamp using maple syrup and chocolate chips. Y’all, they are so delish! I’m not exactly fooling myself that I’m eating an Almond Joy. No, but it’s dern close enough for me and I have zero guilt consuming one or three, because they are made with healthier ingredients. If you can get beyond my ugly food pictures, make these.
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