Double Chocolate Snack Bars
Double Chocolate Snack Bars
Didn’t you know homemade breakfast bars are the new trend?!?! Well, they are in this house. My husband loves CLIFF bars, and even that is an understatement! Those bars can be pricey when you’re buying them weekly, so about a year ago I came up with my very own version of the famous snack bars and I’ve been making them ever since.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my husband does, and they only cost about $2-3 max for 6-8 bars!
UPDATE (April 2019) I am now making these into snack bars. I developed a breakfast bar recipe that my husband loves even more. I cut these now into 8 bars and send them with my kids to school for snack. These are delicious and continue to be a big favorite!
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Here is another fun Fall version that we love too!
Double Chocolate Snack Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats
- 1/3 cup liquid sweetener agave, honey, pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 2 eggs or flax eggs
- 2 bananas
- 3 Tbsp. natural nut butter I use peanut butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- dash of salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or another add in of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a blender, add oats and grind into a flour.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (minus the chocolate chips), and blend.
- Next, add chocolate chips and mix with a spatula.
- Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Let cool for 45 minutes, then cut into 6-8 bars.
- Wrap individually in plastic wrap, and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
***This is a thick batter. If yours is too thick, add a few tablespoons of milk and mix in.
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I have been making these for myself EVERY WEEK for the past month! I love them! I am dairy free/soy free and these are an awesome quick fix to grab on my way out the door! Thanks for creating and sharing this recipe!:)
I am so glad you enjoy them!
Would cacao instead of the cocoa powder work?
yes it will work 🙂
Could I add protein powder to these to give them more protein? Also how well would these freeze?
Absolutely, I do not think there will be a problem in doing that.
I am wondering if you tried this and how they turned out? I was thinking the same thing!
What a lifesaver!! I have a mom of 2 and usually do a pretty good job of meal planning/budgeting but this month I forgot about the half week!! We were all out of snacks. Luckily I had most of the ingredients for this recipe. What a hit! Instead of cocoa powder I used vanilla Protien powder, peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips (we aren’t a chocolate loving family), and I added a teaspoon of cinnamon. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
I’m wondering if another flour would work, maybe millet or sorghum, brown rice?
I can only speak for oat flour since I haven’t tried any other kind. All of those absorb liquid differently, so you might need to adjust the liquid.
What kind of nut butter do you use?
Typically I use peanut butter or almond butter.
In the oven now! Excited to try. I subbed the cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. Kids loved the batter 😂😂