Healthy Rocky Road Bars

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4.88 from 260 votes

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A crunchy homemade chocolate bar filled with nuts, dried cranberries, and popcorn.

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Australian, New-Zealand

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: easy no bake desserts, healthy desserts, healthy rocky road slice, healthy vegan desserts, no bake desserts, no bake vegan dessert, raw baking, vegan desserts, vegan recipes

Servings: squares

Calories: 173.2kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

Chocolate

7 oz Dark chocolate 85% or 70% cocoa
⅓ cup Peanut Butter
2 teaspoon Coconut oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 tablespoons Maple syrup

Filling

½ cup Roasted Nuts I used almonds and peanuts but pistachios are great too
⅓ cup Dried cranberries or chopped dates
⅓ cup Freeze dried raspberries or more cranberries
1 cup Puffed cereals spelt, quinoa or popcorn
¼ cup Coconut Flakes

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Instructions

Line a 9-inch x 6-inch or 8 " x 8 inch square pan with parchment paper. Slightly oil the paper. Set aside.
In a saucepan, under low heat, melt the dark chocolate, peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla When the mixture is smooth, remove from heat.
Stir in all the filling ingredients. You can add more popcorn or puffed cereals, depending on your taste. Popcorn are bigger than puffed cereals, so you usually need less of it - in cups!
Transfer the mixture onto the prepared pan and press with the back of a silicon spatula to spread and flatten evenly.
Freeze 15 minutes or until the chocolate is set.
Cut into 16 bars and store in the fridge for up to 5 days, in an airtight container.

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Notes

Paleo grain-free options: replace the puffed cereals with extra nuts or seeds.

Keto option: use sugar-free monk fruit sweetener instead of maple syrup. Replace dried fruits with pumpkin seeds or hemp seeds, and replace puffed cereals with extra macadamia nuts.

Recipe updated on 31/02/2022, previous recipe use a homemade chocolate layer, recipe details below:

1/2 cup melted coconut oil

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons peanut butter

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