No Bake Healthier Caramel Cookie Bars
These no bake healthier caramel cookie bars are easy to make, delicious, gluten free and use better for you ingredients!
Ingredients
Cookie Layer:
- 1½ cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup all natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbs milk, of choice
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Date Caramel Layer:
- 1 cup packed Medjool dates
- 2 tbs all natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Chocolate Layer:
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips, melted
- 2 tsp coconut oil, or olive oil
- flakey sea salt
Instructions
Cookie Layer:
- Line an 8x8 inch square baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add in almond flour, peanut butter, syrup, vanilla, salt, milk and whisk together until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Transfer mixture to the baking pan and spread out evenly. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Date Caramel Layer:
- In a mini food processor pulse together the dates, peanut butter, vanilla and salt until smooth. Transfer mixture on top of the cookie layer evenly. Place back in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Chocolate Layer:
- In a small pot melt your chocolate chips and coconut oil on low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and melted. Transfer melted chocolate on top of caramel mixture and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and freeze for 1 hour or until chocolate is hard.
Notes
You may also like these No Bake Almond Butter Twix Bars
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in your freezer for up to 4 days.
- You can use any nut butter you prefer instead of peanut butter.
- You can use honey instead of maple syrup.
Calories: 218kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 102mg, Potassium: 176mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 33IU, Vitamin C: 0.02mg, Calcium: 53mg, Iron: 1mg
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