Recipe challenge: The B Square

Last week I was given an interesting challenge: according to only the ingredients list, re-create the B Square from Milano Coffee Roasters.

Here are all the ingredients and the original bar from Milano!  Oh, and the LOVE is all around!

To start, I made a small amount:

1/4 c dark (at least 70%) chocolate (60g or 6 squares of Lindt Excellence chocolate - it's vegan!)

1/4 c carob chips

1/4 c crispy rice puffs

1/8 c pumpkin seeds

1 T sunflower seeds

1 T chia seeds

1 T hemp hearts

1 T crushed almonds
1 T crushed cashews
1 t vanilla
1/2 t agave
1/2 t hymalayan salt

Instructions
(1) Blend or crush almonds and cashews into small pieces
(2) Mix almond and cashew pieces with the rice, pumpkin seeds, chia, hemp, and sunflower seeds, and salt
(3) Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave, 20 secs at a time so it doesn't burn.  Once it's liquid add the carob chips, vanilla, and agave and stir until blended.
(4) Add the wet mix to the dry ingredients and press into a shallow container with a spoon.
(5) Cool the mixture in the refrigerator for a few hours until it's a solid bar.


UPDATE:
The husband and I compared the original to my first attempt:

Here's what we came up with :

The original: had more of a brown rice taste to it.

Mine: I noticed right away that it was thicker and more difficult to cut.  I needed to use less chocolate and even less carob in the next attempt.


Updated ingredients:

40g or 4 squares of dark (at least 70%) chocolate

1/8 c carob chips

1/8 c crispy rice puffs

1/8 c pumpkin seeds

1 T sunflower seeds

1 T chia seeds

1 T hemp hearts

1 T crushed almonds
1 T crushed cashews
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 t agave
1/2 t hymalayan salt

The brother licked the mixing bowl and the feedback was that it was pretty salty.  I probably should have used only a 1/4 t.  I guess we'll see tomorrow....