Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Recipe
These homemade chocolate oatmeal bars are thick, chewy, fudgy, and yet 100% refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, oil-free, and made with just 8 healthy, wholesome ingredients. Perfect for satisfying chocolate cravings as a snack, breakfast, post-workout snack, or healthy dessert!
Servings 8
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 2/3 cups (150 g) oat flour (gluten-free if needed)
- 1 cup (100 g) oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1 cup (100 g) almond flour (see notes)
- 2 medium (200 g) bananas (peeled)
- 3 Tbsp (60 g) maple syrup (or any other liquid sweetener)
Chocolate layer:
- 2 medium (200 g) bananas (peeled)
- 200 g (200 g) dates (soaked)
- 1/4 cup (60 g) peanut butter (or any other nut/seed butter of choice)
- 1/2 cup (45 g) cocoa powder
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- You can watch the video in the post for visual instructions.
- First, preheat the oven to 355 °F/180 °C and line a 7x7-inch square baking dish (18 cm) or 9x6-inch baking pan with parchment paper.You could use an 8x8 pan, but the bars will be thinner. For a much larger pan, it's best to double the recipe.
- Then, process all the dough ingredients in a food processor until dough-like.
- Press ¾ of the dough into the prepared pan, using the bottom of a flat glass to help make a single even layer.
- Then, rinse the food processor and process the chocolate layer ingredients until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the chocolate layer over the oat base, and then crumble and sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the top.
- Crumble the remaining 1/4 dough on top of the chocolate layer.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown on top, then leave the banana breakfast bars to cool completely (they will firm up/set as they cool). Finally, cut them into bars, and enjoy!
- You can optionally drizzle the chocolate oat bars with a simple homemade icing (regular or sugar-free), homemade vegan Nutella, or another nut/seed butter.
Notes
- You can use any other ground nuts or seeds instead of almond flour. For a nut-free version, use ground shredded unsweetened coconut.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Recipe
Serving Size
100 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
269
% Daily Value*
Fat
8.6
g
13
%
Carbohydrates
39
g
13
%
Fiber
7.1
g
28
%
Sugar
20.5
g
23
%
Protein
7.4
g
15
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.