Easy Chocolate Oat Bars Recipe| Healthy and Vegan Chocolate Granola Bars for Snack or Breakfast

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in sugar and higher in nutrients.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa powder

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

coconut oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

Chop 180 gr (6 & 1/4 oz) vegan dark chocolate.

Add hot water in a bowl and melt the chocolate.

Add 120 gr (4 & 1/4 oz) pitted dates and 2 tbsp peanut butter.

Blend the mixture.

Add 1 cup (30 gr) puffed rice, 1 cup (90 gr) oats, 1/2 cup (60 gr) chopped almonds, 2 tbsp grounded flaxseed, and 1/3 cup (50 gr) sunflower seeds.

Mix it all together until well combined.

Crumple and wet parchment paper to fit it better in a mold.

Transfer the mixture into the mold and press very hard to flatten the surface.

Keep it in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Unmold the mixture and remove the parchment paper.

Cut the bars into desired shapes.

Melt 50 gr of vegan milk chocolate and decorate the bars.

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