(makes 9 large bars)
Can you say decadent? Rich with chocolate, nuts, and coconut….a wow combination.
Crust:
l cup quick cooking rolled oats, toasted
½ cup oat flour
½ cup unbleached wheat flour
3 Tbs organic butter (or light oil)
1/3 cup maple syrup, honey, or a combination of both
Topping:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 Tbs unbleached wheat flour
Optional: You can add ¼ cup of dried cranberries or dried goji berries to increase anti-oxidants in these fabulous bars.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan with oil or butter.
- Mix rolled oats, oat flour and wheat flour together. Add butter, breaking it up with a fork so mixture resembles coarse meal. Pour in maple syrup and mix thoroughly. Press mixture evenly over bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let it cool for ten minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix topping ingredients together. Spread topping evenly over oatmeal crust. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for ten minutes or until cooled before cutting into bars.
Recipe by:
Suzanne Landry, Fresh Food Chef & Wellness Educator
Author of “The Passionate Vegetable”
and “Fresh Food Matters”
www.TheFreshFoodChef.com
www.SuzanneLandry.com