Tea Time Bars
Peanut buttery, coconutty, ooey-gooey goodness! These bars are filled with healthy ingredients, but more importantly – they are DIVINE!
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Ingredients
Base
- 3½ Tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
- ¾ Cup almond flour
- 3½ Tablespoons flax seeds
- 2½ Tablespoons pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 2½ Tablespoons macadamia oil cold-pressed
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 Tablespoon warm water
- 1½ Tablespoons coconut sugar
Chocolate Filling
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ Cup chocolate chunks
Date Caramel Peanut Butter Filling
- ½ Cup date paste
- ½ Tablespoon water
- 1 Cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toppings
- ½ cup finely chopped cashews
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Mix all Base ingredients. Press into 8X8 pan lined with parchment. Bake 10 min. Remove from oven and let cool 10 min.
- Place all ingredients for Chocolate Filling into microwave safe bowl and microwave for 45 sec; stir. Continue microwaving for 15 sec intervals until melted. Spread evenly over base. Place in freezer to set while making date caramel peanut butter topping.
- Place all Date Caramel Peanut Butter Topping ingredients except vanilla into microwave safe bowl. Microwave 30 sec to 1 min to soften , add vanilla, and stir together. Spread onto set base with chocolate layer.
- Sprinkle cashews evenly over top and lightly press them into topping, top with toasted coconut and lightly press again. Freeze 30 min before cutting into squares. Store in airtight container in fridge.
Notes
- Make sure your peanut butter has peanuts as the only ingredient.
- I will often cut each bar into 2 triangles for a smaller-sized portion.
- For variety, you can vary the nut butter, leave off the chocolate layer, or add different nuts and seeds to crust and toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 308kcal | Protein: 8.2g | Fat: 21.4g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 5.4g | Sugar: 10.3g | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg
Calories: 308kcal