Description
🍫 Enjoy a rich dark‑chocolate coating without heating the oven, perfect for quick, guilt‑free treats.
🌱 Loaded with oats, nuts, and dates, these bars provide lasting energy and wholesome nutrition.
Ingredients
– 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
– 1 cup salted, roasted cashews
– 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted
– 3/4 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
– 2 tsp vanilla extract
– 1/4 cup ground flax or hemp seeds (optional)
– 20 oz dark chocolate, melted (optional: reduce to 10 oz)
– Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
1-Gather all ingredients and line a 9×9-inch square pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
2-In a food processor or high-speed blender, combine the rolled oats, cashews, dates, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and optional ground seeds. Process until the mixture is sticky and holds together.
3-Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and press it evenly with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
4-Freeze for about 10 minutes to firm up the base.
5-Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl with 30-second bursts, stirring in between, or use a double boiler.
6-Pour the melted chocolate over the chilled dough, spreading it to the edges, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired.
7-Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours until the chocolate hardens; chill longer for a firmer texture.
8-Remove from the pan using the parchment overhang, cut into 16 even bars, and store as needed.
Notes
🧊 If the mixture feels crumbly, soak the cashews in hot water for 20 minutes, drain, and blend again for better binding.
🥜 Use the full ¾ cup of peanut butter; it’s essential for holding the bars together.
❄️ For cleaner slices, freeze the set bars for 3–4 hours before cutting.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No‑Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar (approximately 45 g)
- Calories: 367 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: No Bake, Dark Chocolate, Oatmeal, Bars