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March 25, 2018

Double Chocolate Snack Bars

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Double Chocolate Snack Bars

Didn’t you know homemade breakfast bars are the new trend?!?! Well, they are in this house. My husband loves CLIFF bars, and even that is an understatement! Those bars can be pricey when you’re buying them weekly, so about a year ago I came up with my very own version of the famous snack bars and I’ve been making them ever since.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my husband does, and they only cost about $2-3 max for 6-8 bars!

UPDATE (April 2019) I am now making these into snack bars. I developed a breakfast bar recipe that my husband loves even more. I cut these now into 8 bars and send them with my kids to school for snack. These are delicious and continue to be a big favorite!

Pumpkin Breakfast Bars

Here is another fun Fall version that we love too!

 

Double Chocolate Snack Bars

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Cuisine Appetizers/Snacks, Breakfast, Recipes
Servings 8 bars

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups oats
  • ⅓ cup liquid sweetener agave, honey, pure maple syrup
  • 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs or flax eggs
  • 2 bananas
  • 3 Tbsp. natural nut butter I use peanut butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • dash of salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips or another add in of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a blender, add oats and grind into a flour.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients (minus the chocolate chips), and blend.
  • Next, add chocolate chips and mix with a spatula.
  • Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Let cool for 45 minutes, then cut into 6-8 bars.
  • Wrap individually in plastic wrap, and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Notes

***This is a thick batter. If yours is too thick, add a few tablespoons of milk and mix in.  

If you liked this recipe, you might also like:

Grain-Free Sugar-Free Cookie Dough Bites
Oatmeal Pineapple Cake
Cheap French Toast Casserole
 
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Filed Under: Appetizers/Snacks, Breakfast, Kid Friendly Recipes, Recipes, School Lunch Ideas Tagged With: breakfast bars, breakfast on the go, cliff bars, copycat, eat clean, gluten free, healthy eating, homemade, make your own, meal prep, sugarfree, sweetened with honey

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  1. Audrey says

    July 30, 2018 at 8:51 am

    I have been making these for myself EVERY WEEK for the past month! I love them! I am dairy free/soy free and these are an awesome quick fix to grab on my way out the door! Thanks for creating and sharing this recipe!:)

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    • Eating Healthy Spending Less says

      July 30, 2018 at 10:55 pm

      I am so glad you enjoy them!

      Reply
  2. Tami says

    September 6, 2018 at 1:28 pm

    Would cacao instead of the cocoa powder work?

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    • Eating Healthy Spending Less says

      September 10, 2018 at 9:10 am

      yes it will work 🙂

      Reply
  3. Shannon says

    September 29, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    Could I add protein powder to these to give them more protein? Also how well would these freeze?

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    • Eating Healthy Spending Less says

      October 2, 2018 at 8:43 am

      Absolutely, I do not think there will be a problem in doing that.

      Reply
    • Lauren Finn says

      January 1, 2019 at 6:04 am

      I am wondering if you tried this and how they turned out? I was thinking the same thing!

      Reply
  4. Sam says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    What a lifesaver!! I have a mom of 2 and usually do a pretty good job of meal planning/budgeting but this month I forgot about the half week!! We were all out of snacks. Luckily I had most of the ingredients for this recipe. What a hit! Instead of cocoa powder I used vanilla Protien powder, peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips (we aren’t a chocolate loving family), and I added a teaspoon of cinnamon. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    February 25, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    I’m wondering if another flour would work, maybe millet or sorghum, brown rice?

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    • Eating Healthy Spending Less says

      February 25, 2019 at 8:45 pm

      I can only speak for oat flour since I haven’t tried any other kind. All of those absorb liquid differently, so you might need to adjust the liquid.

      Reply
  6. Monica says

    March 28, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    What kind of nut butter do you use?

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    • Eating Healthy Spending Less says

      March 30, 2019 at 11:24 am

      Typically I use peanut butter or almond butter.

      Reply
  7. Becca says

    April 8, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    In the oven now! Excited to try. I subbed the cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. Kids loved the batter 😂😂

    Reply

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