
Larabars are so good. We often treat ourself to them when we go to Whole Foods Market. However, they are very expensive, running 2 bucks a pop.
They are actually simple to make, and a lot cheaper to make them homemade. The children in my family call these the “best chocolate cookies EBER” (Yes, I realize I put EBER… the children I am referring to are all under the age of 5.)
My Price breakdown for making my own:
- Medjool Dates – half a pound, 5.99 (Got them from Door To Door Organics).
- Almond butter – 1/4 cup breaks down to about .75 cents from Whole Foods Market.
- Almonds – Half of a cup, about .32 cents.
- Unsweetened coconut shreds – 1/2 cup, Let’s Do Organics brand, 63 cents.
- Unsweetened Dark Chocolate – Aprox .10 cents.
- Grand total: 10 bars of homemade Larabars for around 7.79. Buying 10 bars costs 20 bucks! So a large savings! The price it cost me to make them would buy me 3 and a half at the store. Â I had a few dates left over, so technically, the cost to make your own larabars is a scoonch cheaper than my estimated price.

As I said, these are super simple to make. Pitted dates, coconut shreds, almonds, almond butter, cocoa powder and a little water. Â Pop into your blender. Â Mix it up until you can form it into a square patty. Put it on a cutting board or cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, Â slice it up, done. Â Takes less than 10 minutes.
If you are doing the Whole 30, these are NOT compliant. Â In the rules about cocoa you can use it as a spice, but you can not use it to make a chocolate -y confection. Larabars are ok depending on the ingredients. Also recommended for an emergency snack or fuel during endurance athletics. You can read the Can I Have guide for more information! Â If you want to make them compliant for an emergency, take out the cocoa powder.
Do you enjoy Larabars? Â Do you make them homemade? Â Talk about your favorites below!

Homemade Larabars Chocolate Almond
Ingredients
- 1 cup of pitted Medjool Dates
- 1/4 cup almond butter or nut butter of choice
- 1/2 cup of almonds or nuts of choice
- 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut shreds
- 1 tbsp unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp water may need more if your mixture is too crumbly.
Instructions
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Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender, blend until the mixture can be made into a soft ball. Add more water if needed.
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Pat out onto a parchment lined cookie sheet or cutting board to form a square.
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Cut into bars.
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Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Those look great and sound healthy too.