OAT BARS COATED WITH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE
This bar recipe is a hit, especially the coating with homemade chocolate. A MUST-TRY vegan dessert ! Yummy!
Servings 8 bars
INGREDIENTS
BARS
- 1 cup oat (gluten free)
- ½ cup desiccated coconut (natural)
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- 3 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
- 1 tbsp cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp chia seed
- 1 tbsp maca powder
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch vanilla extract or powder
- 1 pinch Himalayan salt
COATING
- 2 tbsp milk (almond or cashew)
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- ⅓ cup raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or powder
TOPPING
- Few roasted pecans and cashews, chopped
- 1 tsp cacao nibs
- Sea salt flakes
- Dried flowers
INSTRUCTIONS
BARS
- Combine the bar ingredients together and mix with a spoon until well coated (it might take 5 minutes). Press the mixture together.
- Then press it firmly into the bottom of a cake pan lined with parchment paper (I use a rectangular loaf cake pan 22cmx13cm). The thickness of your bar is approx. 1 cm.
- Put into the fridge and prepare the coating.
COATING
- Combine the coating ingredients in a pan and heat gently (low heat) until the coconut is totally melted (do not boil), whisking regularly. Remove from the heat and whisk until smooth. Let it cool for few minutes to thicken.
- Remove the bars from the fridge and pour the chocolate coating over them.
TOPPING
- Sprinkle the nuts, cacao nibs, and sea salt flakes over the top. Chill overnight in the fridge (or at least for 1-2 hours).