Decadent Narrow Ridge Chewy Energy Bars

From the Equal Exchange website, these sound really good -- they contain all the things we like to munch on. This recipe was from Adele Hyla, Jacksonville, NC. Adapted from a 30-year-old recipe from Buffalo, NY's first vegetarian restaurant Greenfield Streets and the Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center's Chewies. I would try experimenting with the agave nectar for a lower glycemic impact.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 60
• Yields: 60 -chewies

Ingredients

• 1  cup  equal exchange organic  baking cocoa
• 1  cup  warm honey (raw, or agave nectar)
• 1  cup  warm  nut butter (almond or peanut)
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup old fashioned oats (rolled)
• 1  cup roasted sunflower seeds
• 1  cup toasted sesame seeds
• 1  cup  toasted  pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
• 1  cup  unsweetened grated coconut (optional)

Directions

1. In a large warm bowl mix honey, nut butter, cocoa and rolled oats.
2. Add nuts and seeds.
3. Mix until dark and thoroughly moist.
4. Put into a lightly sprayed 9 x 13 pan.
5. Press down and smooth the top of the mixture until shiny.
6. Cool completely.
7. Cut into 60 bites, wrap individually in plastic wrap.