These vegan no bake almond butter chocolate chip granola bars are soft, sweet, and super chewy! Made with 5 healthy ingredients, gluten free, and fruit sweetened.
We all know that peanut butter + chocolate is like, the GOAT when it comes to sweet, delicious food combinations.
But my true number one love is actually almond butter and chocolate. Sorry PB, but I’m an almond butter girl alllll the way. It has so much more richness depth of flavor than peanut butter, in my opinion. Plus, almonds have an abundance of health benefits! They’re a great source of fiber, vitmain E, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and phosphorus. They’ve also been shown to help lower LDL cholesterol and to be protective for heart and bone health.
I made you vegan no bake almond butter chocolate chip granola bars so you can get your AB + chocolate fix in a sweet, versatile little bar!
Ingredients for vegan no bake almond butter chocolate chip granola bars
- Rolled oats: use old fashioned, rolled oats for the best chewy texture.
- Ground flaxseed: flax gives the bars more nutrition and helps hold them together.
- Medjool dates: you’ll blend the dates with hot water to make a paste, which naturally sweetens the granola bars.
- Almond butter: almond butter gives great richness and flavor. Make sure to get oil-free, unsweetened almond butter to avoid the junk added to a lot of store-bought nut butters.
- Vegan chocolate chips: I like the PASCHA unsweetened chips, but use any vegan chocolate chips you like.
Tips for making vegan no bake almond butter chocolate chip granola bars
- Heat up the almond butter if it’s too thick to mix. A lot of natural nut butters are pretty thick, so feel free to microwave it for 30 seconds-1 minute to loosen it up and make it easier to incorporate into the granola bar batter.
- Refrigerate overnight. The granola bars need to set up in the fridge, so just set the pan in there overnight. The next morning you can cut them into bars and store in the fridge.
These vegan no bake almond butter chocolate chip granola bars are super simple to make with wholesome, healthy ingredients. The texture is seriously divine, so rich and chewy, with the amazing combo of rich dark chocolate and gooey almond butter. There’s a reason chocolate and almond butter are two of my all time favorite foods, and these bars are just more proof that they’re incredible they are on their own, but they’re even better together.
Xo,
Sara
Vegan No Bake Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 cup date paste – 15 medjool dates blended with 1 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup oil-free unsweetened almond butter
- 1/4 cup vegan dark chocolate chips – I use PASCHA unsweetened chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a square pan with parchment paper (or use a nonstick silicone pan).
- In a large bowl, mix the oats and flax.
- Add the date paste and almond butter and stir to combine.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir.
- Press the mixture into an even layer in the pan.
- Refrigerate overnight, then cut into bars.
- Store in the refrigerator.
