A healthier oatmeal chocolate bar with minimal processed sugar, healthy fats, and Omega-3s with these Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal Chocolate Bars. Easily make oat flour by pulsing old fashioned oats in your blender or food processor. To make these vegan, make sure to use a vegan chocolate chips. Use whatever nut or seed butter you have on hand or like. Any type of liquid sweetener -- maple syrup, honey, or agave syrup -- will do as well.
½cuptahini or nut buttercashew butter, peanut butter, almond butter
⅓cupmaple syrupor honey or agave syrup
½teaspoonvanilla extract
2tablespoonsflax seed meal
2cupsold fashioned oats
½cupalmond floursuper fin
2tablespoonsoat flour
largepinchsalt
non-stick cooking spray
Chocolate Topping
¾cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½tablespoontahini or nut butter
Instructions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the tahini or nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and flax seed meal until combined.
Add the oats, almonds meal, and salt to the tahini mixture liquids and fold in until combined.
Spray an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and pour the oat mixture into the pan. Press down firmly on the oat mixture to create an even layer. I like to place a sheet of parchment paper on top of the mixture and press down with my hand, though you can also spray your hand with non-stick spray before pushing down as well.
Melt the chocolate chips and 1 ½ tablespoon of tahini or nut butter in a microwave-safe dish in the microwave on 30-40% heat for 2 minutes, stirring the chocolate every 30 seconds, or until the chocolate is smooth and melted. Note: you want to use low heat while melting so the chocolate doesn't burn.
Pour chocolate over the oats and spread out evenly. Move to the refrigerator and let chill for 45 minutes - 1 hour, or until the chocolate is firm and set. Slice into bars and enjoy!
Notes
1. These will store in the fridge covered for 7-10 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. 2. To make these vegan, simply use a vegan chocolate chip like Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips.