Peanut butter chocolate bars made healthier with no sugar added, naturally gluten free and vegan.
Say Hello to Peanut Butter and Chocolate Healthy Bars!
These bars are gluten-free, vegan, sugar-free and no oven required. Don’t you just love peanut butter and chocolate even more now?
The pink and healthy week continues. Did you see the gluten-free muffin top coconut cookies I shared yesterday?
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A while back I received a lovely email from a reader telling me how much her kids love the chocolate chip brownie larabars I made months ago. She has never been happier to give her kids a chocolate bar when they ask for it and at the end of the email she asked me if I plan on making more larabars and sharing the recipes.
I couldn’t say no, but since this blog is about my baking adventures I had a hard time finding the right moment to talk about a no-bake bar. But this week came and I knew this is the right time.
If you ever got a peanut butter chocolate chip bars and read the ingredient list you realized they only call for 4 ingredients : dates, peanuts, chocolate chips and sea salt. Those chocolate chips haunted me for a while. I wanted to make these bars absolutely sugar-free and haven’t found yet a chocolate chips that is 100% chocolate.
But look no further, there’s no need to search for those 100% cocoa chocolate chips when you have widely available Ghirardelli 100% cocoa chocolate bars.
So, instead of the sugar added chocolate chips I added unsweetened cocoa powder and grated 100% cocoa chocolate.
You don’t get the small bits of chocolate chips like you get in the original Larabars but these bars have a strong chocolate flavor and I have no problems if my little lady bug eats one just before dinner.
Yields one 7X7 pan
Peanut butter and chocolate bars made healthier with no sugar added, naturally gluten free and vegan.
5 minPrep Time
2 hrTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 2 1/2 cups (410 grams) pitted dried dates
- 3/4 cup unsalted peanuts
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 oz grated 100% cocoa chocolate (I've used Ghirardelli)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Line a 7X7 pan with plastic foil.
- In a food processor place the dates and pulse until they are finely chopped and they start to form a ball.
- Add the peanuts, cocoa powder and salt. Pulse few more times until the peanuts are finely chopped.
- Through the feeding tube, while the food processor is still running add the grated chocolate.
- When all the chocolate is added, turn off the food processor.
- Take the date mixture out and spread it evenly in the prepared pan. Cover with more plastic foil and refrigerate for 2 or more hours before cutting into bars/squares.
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Sending love your way,
Roxana
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