Chocolate Chip Oat Bars

Tue, 25 January 2022

Chocolate Chip Oat Bars are so easy to make, you'll wonder why you ever bought them in shops.
They're unbelievably delicious and, if you wrap them individually, you can grab them on the go!

Ingredients:
100g dates
100g chocolate chips
50g coconut
75g spelt flour
150g nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, almond nibs)
150g oats
125mls maple syrup or honey
60mls water
60mls sunflower oil
15g chia seeds
40g pumpkin seeds

Method:
1. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 170?.
2. Soak the dates in 30mls boiling water. Soak the chia in 60mls warm water.
3. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl (coconut, flour, oats, seeds, chocolate chips.)
4. Chop or blitz up the dates. Add these to the dry ingredients.
5. Stir in the oil and maple syrup and combine well.
6. Press everything into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Optional: Melt 50g chocolate and drizzle over the top.