No BakeChocolateBlack BeanProtein Bar

Ingredients:

1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats

1 15-oz can unseasoned, drained and rinsed black beans

½ cup moist dates

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tbsp coconut milk

2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Line a loaf pan with wax paper.

2. Process the oats in a food processor until it is a fine powder; transfer to a bowl.

3. Add the beans, dates, vanilla, cocoa powder and coconut milk to the food processor until very smooth. Add the ground oats. Pulse until mixture is well-blended and comes together to form a dough.

4. Transfer mixture to prepared pan and press to flatten.

5. Refrigerate for 1 hour then remove and cut into bars.

6. Sprinkle with cocoa powder.

7. Individually wrap bars and store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.