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Serves: 8-12
 
These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip bars are soft and chewy and filled with oatmeal. Plus they're made with spelt flour and are refined sugar-free.
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water
  • ¾ cup coconut palm sugar
  • ½ cup coconut oil, soft but not melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup spelt flour
  • 1½ cups quick cooking oats
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips + more for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 pan and set aside
  2. Combine the ground flax and water in a small bowl and allow to sit until an egg-like consistency is reached
  3. In a large bowl, beat together the coconut sugar and oil until frothy (about 3 - 5 minutes), then beat in the flax egg and vanilla
  4. Whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until will combined, but don't overmix
  6. Fold in the chocolate chips
  7. Pour the batter into the greased baking pan and top with more chocolate chips if desired
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean
Recipe by Diary of an ExSloth at https://healthfocusjournal.org/vegan-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-bars/%3C/div%3E