No Bake Vegan Coconut Bars
No Bake Vegan Coconut Bars, a simple five ingredient recipe for snack or dessert bars that taste amazing, with keto low carb option.
Servings: 12 bars
Servings: 1g
Ingredients
- Shredded Unsweetened Coconut– 2 cups.
- Coconut Oil– ½ cup.
- Maple Syrup- ¼ cup.
- Peanut Butter- 1 cup.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder- 2 tablespoons.
- Maple Syrup- 1 tablespoon.
Instructions
- Prepare a square baking dish with parchment paper or wax paper that overhangs the sides of the dish. Use a 6 X 6" dish for thicker bars or an 8 X 8" dish for thinner yet, more bars.
- For the base, in a medium mixing bowl, cream together the shredded coconut, coconut oil, maple syrup, and nut butter.
- Press the mixture from the bowl into the lined baking dish, pressing with your fingers or the back side of a spoon to evenly distribute. Then refrigerate this for at least a half hour.
- Top make the ganache topping, simply blend together the remaining ingredients and top the base layer. Return the bars to the refrigerator for at least another hour or until firm.
- Use the overhanging paper to remove the bars from the baking dish and transfer to a cutting board for cutting into bars.
- Store these bars well covered in a refrigerator for up to a week.
Recipe Notes
See post for alternative ingredients for sugar free, keto, low carb version.
This recipe calls for a square baking dish to make the bars in. Use a 6 X 6" dish for thicker bars or an 8 X 8" dish for thinner yet, more bars.
Also mentioned, this recipe consists of two simple layers.
The base layer is the coconut base layer that reminds me of the inside of a certain popular candy bar. The topping layer is a simple chocolate ganache.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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