Easy Simple Vegan Oat Bars
Vegan Oat Bars. These delicious, chewy, naturally sweet bars are packed with rolled oats, chia seeds, medjool dates, almonds, and coconut flakes. The perfect little snack made easily at home with minimal ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 12 medjool dates
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ cup coconut flakes shredded
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, add oats, chia seeds, salt, black pepper and coconut oil. Mix with your hands until oats and seeds are covered in coconut oil. Pour into a lined deep baking pan and bake for 20-30 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, de-pit medjool dates with a sharp paring knife and remove the pit with your fingers. Set aside.
- In a food processor, grind your roasted almonds into finer pieces. Then pour in medjool dates into the processor and blend until nuts and dates are combined.
- After the oat mixture is roasted, allow this to cool and transfer to a large bowl.
- Once oats are cooled, add in the medjool dates and almond pieces. Combine well with hands.
- In a resealable contained lined with parchment paper, pour your mixture in. Flatten it out with your hands or spatula. Sprinkle shredded coconut flakes over top. Seal with a lid. Place in freezer for 1 hour. Remove from freezer and slice into 9 squares. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg