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Ever since I can remember, Easter meant a chocolate egg hunt and a day filled with family eating all the chocolate in sight! Now that I’m older and an “adult” I like to do the same thing, but instead of eating sugar filled treats I’ve come up with a crazy simple, easy and delicious peanut butter almond bar. Not only is it quick to make, but it’s also vegan and gluten-free!
Maria Koutsogiannia
Maria is the creator of FoodByMaria and your go-to Greek food expert for cozy, flavor-packed recipes. Inspired by her Mediterranean roots, she brings traditional Greek flavors, feel-good ingredients, and a whole lot of joy to everyday cooking.
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This recipe couldn’t be any simpler or easy to make! It has all the sweetness you need to fix that Easter chocolate egg craving without all of the refined sugar and lengthy list of ingredients you can’t pronounce. These bars are a great base so feel free to add in anything you’d like. Mix in some nuts and seeds and you’ve got yourself a healthy breakfast bar, or double down on chocolate with some vegan chocolate chips or coconut. These bars are also super fun if you want to make some different sauces or drizzles to decorate the top with.
Rolled Oats
You may be familiar with rolled oats, quick oats, steel cut or crushed oats. The biggest difference is cook time and how processed the oat is. I went with rolled oats from Bob’s Red Mill for this recipe because they are less processed than quick oats and provide a ton of nutritional benefits. By throwing some rolled oats into this bar recipe you won’t lose any of the sweet treat appeals and you’ll also be getting:
- Manganese: 191% of the RDI
- Phosphorus: 41% of the RDI
- Magnesium: 34% of the RDI
- Copper: 24% of the RDI
- Iron: 20% of the RDI
- Zinc: 20% of the RDI
- Folate: 11% of the RDI
- Vitamin B1 (thiamin): 39% of the RDI
Source: Healthline
Easter Dessert
Do you have 10 minutes? Perfect, because that is all you will need to prepare these peanut butter almond bars! Don’t forget to consider freezing time, so they are best made in advance and served chilled. They are a great dessert to bring to Easter dinner this weekend, trust me the entire family will enjoy them and be asking for the recipe. Since they are so quick and easy to make you can use some of that free time to try out some of my other indulgent recipes that are almost too good not to share:
- One Bowl Chocolate Chunk Vegan Blondies
- Simple Spring Cranberry Apple Crisp
- Vegan Cashew Chocolate Mousse Cake
I hope you enjoy these bars as much as I have been all week! I made them with the memories of Easter as my inspiration but I can assure you I will be stocking my freezer with them all year round. So check out the recipe below and don’t forget to let me know what you think over at @foodbymaria! Tag #foodbymaria and #fearnotfoodisyourfriend so I can see all your beautiful recreations.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¾ cup almond flour – I used Bob’s Red Mill
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 160 g dark chocolate, or 1 cup – melted
Instructions
Start Cooking- Line an 8 X 8 baking tin with parchment and set aside.
- Into a large bowl combine the oats, almond flour, peanut butter and maple syrup. Transfer mixture to lined baking tin and pat down to ensure everything is evenly distributed. Tip: I use the base of a cup to flatter everything down.
- Pour melted chocolate over the almond flour mixture and evenly disperse using a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Place in the freezer and set for 2 hours before enjoying.
Notes
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill
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Haven’t tried yet but gave it a five cause I am going too! Looks good.. but I do have a question being as I am new to this.. The rolled oats are not cooked? & they soften while freezing?
Exactly!!!!
I was inspired to create my own version with ingredients that I had in my cupboard. I substituted chia seeds for the oats, almond butter for peanut butter, and 1/4 cup coconut flour for the almond flour. My partner has already asked me to make them again!
I was inspired to create my own version with ingredients that I had in my cupboard. I substituted chia seeds for the oats, almond butter for peanut butter, and 1/4 cup coconut flour for the almond flour. My partner has already asked me to make them again!
Thanks, Jenna! So glad we could inspire you!
Thanks, Jenna! So glad we could inspire you!
Love these bars! Have made them more than once.
Aren’t they just the best! Thanks so much for your support!
Pure gold! So delicious and easy with so few ingredients. My husband said, “whoever’s blog you got this recipe from, keep following them!” I know these will be a staple in our home from now on! Thank you, Maria!
YESSSSSSSS thank you so much for the love, hun! I can’t wait to see what else you make!!!!
These are the best (and easiest) dessert bars to make. I sprinkle some sea salt on top of the chocolate before freezing them and ……. dangerous. Everyone I’ve shared them with just loves them, even my boyfriend who is picky AF. Bring them to your next thing to be the crowd favourite at said thing.
YES!! This makes me so happy. They’re incredible and I love that they’re sooo easy!
Can I ask you, rolled oats and almond flour not being baked? Eat them raw?
Yes, they’re raw bars! Sooo good!
My 3rd time making these. One of my favorite recipes. So easy to whip up. Love keeping a batch in the freezer. Totally cutes the craving for something sweet. Love!
Thanks so much for the love, Melissa!!!!!
What’s the cup equivalent of the chocolate?
I googled this and it comes out to around 1 cup!
These are so easy to make and unreal! I cut them up into little bite size pieces and keep them in a bag in the freezer for whenever I want a little treat (guilt free of course as there is no refined sugar!).
I love this. Such a fun idea and great to have snacks around the house ALL THE TIME!
Warning!! You will probably eat the whole pan, good thing it’s all clean, healthy ingredients! Right? Right?! Such a simple recipe, I couldn’t find almond flour at my grocery store so Maria recommended blending almonds and it worked like a charm! 10 out of 10 a must try and kicks those late night sweet tooth cravings.
YESSSSSS thanks so much for the love ALissa, I am so happy you loved them. xxx