Healthy Chocolate Caramel Oat Bars
A crumbly chocolate oat bar with a delicious caramel middle
Servings 9
Calories 344kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar or monk fruit sweetener
- 1/2 cup vegan butter melted
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup diary free chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- flakey sea salt for topping
Caramel layer
- 2 tbsp cookie butter or almond butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper
- In a large mixing bowl combine 1 tbsp ground flaxseed with 3 tbsp of water and let sit for 3-5 minutes
- Once gelled add all the ingredients into the bowl except chocolate chips and caramel ingredients. Mix until well combined and then add in the chocolate and stir again.
- In a separate small bowl, mix all the caramel ingredients together until smooth.
- Gently fold about half or a little more then half the caramel into the cookie batter. You want swirls of caramel throughout the cookie batter. Set the remaining caramel to the side.
- Press the cookie batter into the baking sheet in an even layer.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until the golden brown and cookie is set but still goey.
- Remove from oven and top with flakey sea salt. Let bars cool
- Slice into 9 squares and ready to serve. Optional: drizzle with remaining caramel.
Notes
Nutrition facts calculated with sugar free maple syrup and monk fruit sweetener
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 7g