Healthy Rocky Road Bars

Healthy Rocky Road Bars

from theconsciousplantkitchen.com
10 min
16 servings

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

Ingredients

  • 7 oz Dark Chocolate (85% or 70% cocoa)
  • 1/3 cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted)
  • 2 teaspoons Coconut Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 cup Roasted Nuts (I used almonds and peanuts but pistachios are great as well)
  • 1/3 cup Dried Cranberries (or chopped dates)
  • 1/3 cup Freeze Dried Raspberries (or more cranberries)
  • 1 cup Puffed Cereals (spelt, quinoa or popcorn)
  • 1/4 cup Coconut Flakes

Directions

  1. 1

    Line a 9-inch x 6-inch or 8-inch x 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. Slightly oil the paper. Set aside.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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!

  4. 4

    Transfer the mixture onto the prepared pan and press with the back of a silicon spatula to spread and flatten evenly.

  5. 5

    Freeze 15 minutes or until the chocolate is set.

  6. 6

    Cut into 16 bars and store in the fridge for up to 5 days, in an airtight container.