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No Bake Chocolate Almond Zesty snack bars, 2 ways. vegan glutenfree
These no bake chocolate bars are sure to satisfy a sweet tooth. Zesty, vegan and gluten free!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
refrigeration time
1 hr
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
12
bars
Calories:
68 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine:
American, Vegan, gluten-free
Ingredients
To melt:
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, chopped bar, dark. I use enjoy life semi sweet or whole foods vegan
- 2-3 Tablespoons raw sugar depends on sweetness of the chocolate, or other sweetener
- 2 Tablespoons coconut milk I used SoDelicious plain coconut milk, or non dairy milk/creamer
- 1 Tablespoon agave syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
Dry:
- 1/2 cup almond coarsely ground
- 1/2 cup Rice Krispies 1/4 cup, coarsely crushed
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Spices I am currently on a ginger and clove binge, a generous pinch; of choice
- salt a generous pinch
Instructions
- Keep all the dry ingredients ready, mix 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup rice krispies, spices, salt and zest and keep aside. Keep additional 1/4 cup crushed rice krispies in a bowl too
- In a pan, add the coconut milk, agave and sugar/sweetener and coconut oil.
- Heat on low and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chocolate and mix continuously for a few seconds and switch off heat.
- Keep stirring till all of it is melted into a nice flowy glaze.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Add more krispies if needed to make a stiff doughy mix.
- Oil hands and pat this mix down on parchment into thickness desired. I made a 1/2 inch thick, 8 by 8 inch somewhat square.
- Refrigerate for an hour, cut, eat!
Cup of Yum
For the Cake version:
- Crumble up the cake into fine crumbs (Used a little more than 1 cup crumbs) instead of the dry ingredients. If the cake is already sweet enough, skip the sugar in the melted chocolate mix. Add dry to wet, spread, cool, cut, eat.
Notes
- Nutritional values based on one of twelve bars
Nutrition Information
Calories
68kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 68
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 68kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.