Healthy Rocky Road Bars

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These healthy rocky road bars are a crunchy homemade chocolate recipe filled with nuts, dried cranberries, and popcorn.

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Prep Time10

Total Time10

Servings: squares

Calories: 173.2kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

Chocolate

7 oz Dark Chocolate 85% or 70% cocoa
⅓ cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted)
2 teaspoons Coconut Oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons Maple Syrup

Filling

½ cup Roasted Nuts I used almonds and peanuts but pistachios are great as well
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

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Line a 9-inch x 6-inch or 8-inch 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 silicone 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.

Equipment

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 Feb 2022. The previous recipe used a homemade chocolate layer, recipe details are below:

1/2 cup of melted coconut oil
1/2 cup of maple syrup
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
2 tablespoons of peanut butter

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