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Baked chocolate chip granola bars

Healthy, vegan and gluten free energy bars that will keep you going for hours.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Baking time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings: 12 bars
Course: Snack
Calories: 211
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup (or honey if not vegan)
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (or other nut butter)
  • 1 1/2 cup quick oats
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1/3 cup almond flour (or almond meal, which will give more texture)
  • 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips (which ever type you prefer)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Equipment

  • 8x8 inch baking pan
  • sauce pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C
  2. Prepare a 8x8 inch baking dish by lining it with parchment paper leaving an overhang for easy removal.
  3. Place oats, oat flour, almond flour, chocolate chips and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  4. Add nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract and coconut oil to a sauce pan over low heat. Stir well and pour over oat mixture and then mix.
  5. Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to the prepared baking dish and press down firmly until uniformly flattened using your hands or a spatula. You really have to pack the bars to help hold them together.
  6. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
  7. Remove bars from the oven and let cool completely. Remove from the pan by lifting up the overhanging parchment paper and slice into 12 even bars.
  8. Eat immediately or individually wrap them in parchment paper, place them in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer for future use.

Notes

Nutritional information:
the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.