Why We Love This Paleo Nut Bars Recipe
I’ve made healthy granola bars, energy bars, and energy balls plenty of times before. However, my latest Paleo Bar Recipe with Chocolate Drizzle is a real winner, because it’s made solely out of nuts, Wholesome!™ organic, non-GMO sweeteners, and a little spice. Both of my kids LOVE this Nut Bar Recipe with Chocolate Drizzle. The reason they love them so much is that these Paleo Bars with Chocolate Drizzle are sweet and super crunchy. And I as a parent love them because they’re all of those good things, PLUS they are:
Paleo Gluten-free Dairy-free Vegan
So unless you’re dealing with a nut allergy, these bars are perfect for everyone!
Ingredients You Need
Here’s everything you need to make this fabulous sweet and lightly salty snack:
Raw nuts – we use a combination of whole cashews, almonds, pecans, and walnuts Raw pepitas – AKA lil pumpkin seeds Wholesome!™ Organic Coconut Palm Sugar Wholesome!™ Organic Blue Agave Vanilla extract – I recommend organic for the best flavor Sea salt – a generous bit to balance the sweetness Cinnamon – the “secret” ingredient to make sweet dishes taste extra delicious Dark chocolate – organic 80% dark chocolate is my fave
Once the coconut sugar melts into the agave, it creates a sticky base for the bars that will harden enough to form the bars, yet isn’t tough on your teeth. The touch of vanilla, salt, and cinnamon give these snack bars extra oomph, making them hard to resist.
How to Make Homemade Paleo Nut Bars with Chocolate
Preheat the oven and line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside. Then mix all of the raw whole nuts together in a large bowl. Pour the Wholesome!™ Coconut Palm Sugar, Agave, vanilla extract, sea salt, and cinnamon in a large sauce pot. Bring to a simmer and stir to dissolve the sugar. The moment the sugar is completely melted, and the edges are bubbling, turn off the heat and pour in the nuts. Quickly mix the nuts into the syrup with a wooden spoon, until they are completely coated. Then immediately pour the nut mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet. Use a piece of wax paper to press the mixture firmly together. Bake the nut bars on the center rack until the tops are golden. Then (this is the hard part) allow the nut bars to cool for at least 45 minutes in the pan. Lift the whole pan of nut bars out of the pan, by the edges of the parchment paper. Cut into 24 bars. Pro Tip: Spread the bars apart after slicing them. If you leave them right next to each other they can get sticky and essential glue themselves back together.
How to Make a Vegan Dark Chocolate Drizzle
You can enjoy these nut bars as-is, or drizzle the tops with a little dark chocolate. Here’s how:
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Wholesome!™ Sweeteners. All sugary-sweet opinions are my own. Share This Recipe With Friends!