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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time10 minutes
Freeze Time1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: chocolate, gluten-free, low sugar, oat bars, oatmeal, peanut butter, peanuts, plant-based, small-batch, snickers, vegan
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 121kcal

Equipment

  • food processor (see recipe notes for how to make them without)

Ingredients

Brownie layer

  • 1/2 cup medjool dates (80 g) about 4 large
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter (32 g) sub other nut/seed butter
  • 1 cup oats (80 g) rolled or quick
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder (12 g)
  • about 1/4 cup (nut) milk (60 g)

Chocolate layer

  • 3 tbsp peanut butter (48 g) sub other nut/seed butter
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips (45 g)
  • 1/4 cup peanuts (30 g) sub other chopped nuts

Instructions

  • If your dates aren't soft, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and drain. Add to your processor dates, peanut butter, oats, cocoa, and blend until meal like.
  • Transfer to bowl and add enough nut milk 1 tbsp at a time to turn it into a non sticky dough (should be about 4 tbsp).
  • Press evenly into loaf pan with parchment.
  • In a bowl add chocolate chips and 3 tbsp peanut butter.
  • Microwave 30 sec at a time and stir until all chocolate is melted.
  • Pour into loaf pan, tap to even it, sprinkle peanuts (press them down gently) freeze to set (at least an hour).
  • Slice and store frozen or refrigerated.

Notes

  • If you don't have a food processor and/or don't want to deal with medjool dates, make the brownie layer by stirring together:
    • 3/4 cup oat flour (90 g)
    • 1/4 cup cocoa powder (24 g)
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup (84 g)
    • 2 tbsp nut/seed butter (32 g)
    • pinch of salt
    • about 2 tbsp (nut) milk (30 g)
  • If your medjool dates aren’t the soft, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and completely drain before using them.

Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg