Elvis Bars: Initial Trial Run

If you followed along with stories on Instagram, you already know what I was attempting with this one. If not, I will try and give you a brief version here. (We all hate the recipe blogs with four years worth of text before the actual recipe, amirite?)

Soury (@my_keto_journal) and I were talking about some old school recipes from the carb-y days, and she sent me a link to her old blog. One post in particular. Peanut Butter, Banana, Elvis Bars. They looked beyond magical, and so the hunt for a keto dupe began.

This is my first attempt, and while I have a few more iterations in mind to mimic the original - this is a damn good recipe in itself. I needed to share it.

INGREDIENTS
*The first ingredients are in yellow. This is what I used to mimic the mashed banana. I mixed these together the night before and left in the refrigerator so the flavors could meld together.

• 57g (c) Greek Yogurt (I use Fage 0%)
• ½ Tbsp Golden Flaxseed
• 1 Tbsp Water
• Banana Flavoring Drops
• Banana Split Skinny Syrup
• 3 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 2 Tbsp Brown "Sugar"
• 1 Tbsp Pyure (or 2 Tbsp Erythritol)
• 25g Silvered Almonds, crunched
• 25g Shredded Coconut
• 1.5 Tbsp Sweet Cream Butter, softened
• ¼ tsp Vanilla Extract
• ¼ tsp Baking Soda
• (40g) ¼ cup Lily's Baking Chips

PROCESS

1. Begin by prepping your "mashed banana" substitute. Mix Flaxseed with water to form a bit of a paste, then stir into the greek yogurt. Add in your banana flavoring. Pop into the refrigerator overnight.
2. Prepare two mini loaf pans (or ramekins of choice) with cooking spray, and preheating oven to 350.
3. Cream together Peanut Butter, "Mashed Banana" mixture, Sweetener, Softened Butter. Add in Vanilla and mix again.
4. Sprinkle the top of the mixture with the baking soda. Add the coconut and almond slivers and fold in.
5. Fold in the Lily's Baking Chips.
6. Spread the mixture into the prepared loaf pans/ramekins. Pop into the preheated oven and set your time for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on it.
7. Check at the 10 minute mark. You may need to put back in oven for another 4-5 minutes. You want the edges to be brown, but not completely set in the middle. 
8. Once you remove from the oven, set aside to let cool for another 5 or so minutes. Then turn out of the containers to fully set up.
9. Enjoy!