No-Bake Cookie Dough Bars

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup Almond flour
• 0.5 cup Peanut butter (For the cookie dough base; cashew butter or sunflower seed butter may be substituted.)
• 0.5 cup Maple syrup (The creator used Rx Sugar allulose maple syrup.)
• 0.25 cup Coconut oil (Melted.)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• Sea salt (Generous pinch.)
• 0.5 cup Chocolate chips (For the cookie dough base; the creator likes Lily’s or Bake Believe chips.)
• 1 cup Chocolate chips (For the chocolate topping.)
• 0.25 cup Peanut butter (For the chocolate topping.)
• Coarse sea salt (Pinch, for sprinkling over the chocolate layer.)

Steps

1. 1

   Line a 9 × 5-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on the long sides to lift the finished bars out easily.

2. 2

   Add the almond flour, ½ cup peanut butter, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, vanilla extract, and generous pinch of sea salt to a mixing bowl. Stir until the mixture is evenly combined and forms a thick, cohesive cookie dough.

3. 3

   Add the ½ cup chocolate chips for the base layer and fold them through the dough until distributed evenly.

4. 4

   Transfer the cookie dough mixture to the parchment-lined dish. Press it firmly into an even layer, paying particular attention to the corners and edges so the base holds together when sliced.

5. 5

   Place the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and ¼ cup peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring thoroughly between intervals, until melted and smooth. A double boiler may be used instead.

6. 6

   Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the cookie dough base and spread it into an even topping with a spatula.

7. 7

   Sprinkle the chocolate layer with a pinch of coarse sea salt.

8. 8

   Freeze the dish for about 1 hour, or until the topping is firm and the bars can be cut cleanly.

9. 9

   Lift the slab from the dish using the parchment overhang and slice into 8 bars. Keep the bars stored in the freezer and serve directly from frozen or let one stand briefly to soften.

Notes

Store the sliced bars in the freezer and take one out whenever you want a sweet snack. The source states approximately 250 calories, 6 g protein, 12 g net carbohydrates, 24 g fat, and 13 g fiber per serving; values may vary substantially depending on the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and whether regular maple syrup or an allulose syrup is used.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• snack
• no-bake
• frozen
• meal-prep
• vegetarian
• gluten-free
• PCOS-friendly