Gluten-Free Chocolate Sunshine Bars
 
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Makes 16 or 25 squares
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 16 to 25 squares
Ingredients
  • 2 cups gluten-free oats, divided (try Trader Joe’s)
  • 1½ cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free All Purpose Baking Flour
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup sun nut butter
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup nut- and dairy-free chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 8x8 pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
  2. Put 1¼ cup oats in bowl of food processor and process until almost smooth. Add remaining oats and pulse 2 times (you want to have some large oat pieces but mainly smaller pieces). Pour oats into medium bowl. Add flour, salt and cinnamon and mix until combined.
  3. Melt the coconut oil and almond butter on the stove or in the microwave. Add the maple syrup and vanilla extract. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well.
  4. Using your hands, press the dough into the pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the top starts to turn pale brown (it won’t get very brown – this is ok!).
  5. Allow bars to cool completely in pan. When the bars are completely cool, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil together; mix until smooth. Spread on top of bars and wait until top cools. Using parchment paper, lift bar onto cutting board. Cut into 25 pieces (5 rows of 5 bars) or 16 pieces (4 rows of 4 bars)
  6. These bars are even better the next day – so enjoy them today and tomorrow!
Recipe by The Energized Body at https://theenergizedbody.com/gluten-free-chocolate-sunshine-bars/