Vegan Cookie Dough Bars
Cuisine: Vegan Dessert
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Serves: 8-10 bars
 
Ingredients
Crust
  • 1½ cup almond flour
  • 3 tbsp. melted coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup
  • Pinch of salt
Cookie Dough
  • 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained well
  • ⅓ cup natural peanut butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp. pure maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • 4 tbsp. almond flour
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips (use vegan if necessary)
Chocolate topping
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp. melted coconut oil
  • Flakey sea salt, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a small bowl, make the crust. Mix together almond flour, coconut oil, and maple syrup.
  3. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper for easy removal.
  4. Press the crust into the pan, then bake for 10 minutes.
  5. While baking, make the chickpea cookie dough. In a food processor, blend together chickpeas, peanut butter, vanilla extract, maple syrup, salt, almond extract, and almond flour. Blend until very smooth, scraping down the sides with a spatula as needed.
  6. Use the spatula to fold in the mini chocolate chips.
  7. When the crust has cooled, carefully spread the cookie dough over the crust.
  8. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together. Microwave in 10-15 second increments, stirring until very smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture over the cookie dough.
  9. Refrigerate the bars for at least 4 hours until solid.
  10. Slice and top with flakey sea salt, if desired.
  11. Enjoy!
Recipe by For the Love of Gourmet at https://fortheloveofgourmet.com/vegan-cookie-dough-bars/