Chocolate Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookie Bars
These chocolate oatmeal almond butter cookie bars combine almond butter, hearty oats, dark chocolate and coconut sugar for a delicious healthier treat!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
- 6 tablespoons water
- 16 ounce jar of almond butter (salt-free and sugar-free)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 three ounce dark chocolate bars, chopped (or 1 ½ cups dairy free semi sweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 9 dish with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium to large sized bowl, combine ground chia seeds with water and set aside for 2-3 minutes. (I grind my chia seeds in a coffee grinder)
- To the chia mixture add the jar of almond butter and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
- Next add coconut sugar, gluten free rolled oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined. This dough will be very thick. Depending on what kind of almond butter you use, you may have to use the spoon to cut in and kind of chop up the dough. Almond butter that is runny will mix better, but any almond butter will work.
- Add the chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips. Whatever variety you decide to use, it should be about 1 1/2 cups of chocolate. Work the chocolate in by chopping up the dough with a spoon.
- Transfer dough to parchment lined dish. Press down evenly until the dough is distributed evenly and is fairly flat on the surface.
- Bake for 35 minutes until lightly golden around edges. Let rest for at least 60 minutes before cutting. The cooler they are the easier they will be to cut and serve. I only keep them on the counter for 1 day. If they last longer than this, please put in a sealed container in the fridge or you can freeze them for later use.
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Notes
This recipe is adapted from Megan Gilmore's (the Detoxinista) recipe "Deep-dish Chocolate Chip Cookie" that is found in her "No Excuses Detox" cook book. Check out her website www.detoxinista.com for all kinds of free recipes and also check out her amazing cookbooks!
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