Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars. That is what we are munching on this week. This paleo dessert is going to leave you coming back for seconds and maybe even thirds. If you are looking for a sweet and crunchy treat these Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars are for you! I promise that if you make these Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars you will not be disappointed.
You guys I am sharing my first post on the new blog! And it’s a pretty good one if I do say so myself. These Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars make such a delicious treat or snack. For those of you that are new here, I just transferred my blog from Blogger over to Squarespace last week. And after being on Blogger for the last 4 years it has been a bit of an adjustment. Plus I had to go back and edit EVERY SINGLE POST that I transferred over from the old blog so that the recipes were actually legible. It’s taken me a week to do that. What a pain. But it’s done! And it was quite a trip down memory lane this last week that’s for sure. Man I really had no idea what I was doing when I started this little blog of mine 4 years ago. I honestly can’t believe it’s been that long! Some of you have even been reading from the very beginning. Thank you! And for those of you that just found me, welcome!
It’s now January 16. For those of you doing a January Whole 30 you are halfway there! How is it going so far? Since I’m posting these Paleo Nut Butter Chocolate Crunch Bars I am sure you can tell that I am not doing a Whole 30 this month. And there is one simple explanation for that: January is my birthday month. And what fun would a birthday be while doing a Whole 30? Like none! Because everyone deserves a glass of wine and a treat on their birthday. Everyone! But for those of you who have made it this far, please don’t stop now! Just simply bookmark this recipe for later. Like for February 1st maybe? Because I promise you are going to like these.
In the mean time I have a ton of Whole 30 compliant recipes to tide you over for the remaining 15 days of your challenge. In fact I have a whole page dedicated to those recipes. You can find all of my Whole 30 friendly recipes by clicking here.
So what inspired these Paleo Nut Butter Chocolate Crunch Bars? Well, way back when, before I changed to a paleo style diet I used to love a dessert that my mom made called Peanut Butter Squares. My friends and family would all tell you how amazingly addicting those things were. Think lots of peanut butter, corn syrup, cereal flakes and a sweet chocolate icing. Looking back now it was basically death in a pan when it came to my gut. But man was it tasty. I hadn’t thought about that treat until recently, and decided it was time to try and make a healthier version. And these bars are the result of that little experiment. And they are pretty darn tasty if you ask me. Erik would second that statement. We have both been sneaking one or two out of the freezer every day ever since I made them. I’m sad to say there aren’t many left. I may just have to make another batch in the coming days here.
Please let me know if you make these Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars! I always love hearing from you! And please send me your feedback on my new website. Is there anything I need to change? Anything else you would like to see?
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Until next time, happy eating everyone!
Paleo Nut Butter and Chocolate Crunch Bars
(Paleo, Gluten Free, GAPS, Vegan)
Ingredients
Nut Butter Layer
- 500 g jar of sunflower seed butter
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey I recommend grade C maple syrup or local honey
- 1 tbsp organic vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds
- 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
Chocolate Layer
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
Instructions
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Place medium sized pot on the stove on low heat
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Add the first 4 ingredients for the nut butter layer and heat until melted together, stirring often
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Once melted together remove the pot from the heat and stir in the sunflower seeds and coconut flakes
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Transfer the ingredients to a 9"x9" metal baking and press down well to form an even layer
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Place the pan in the freezer for ~1hr
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Make the chocolate layer while the pan is in the freezer by melting the ingredients together in a small pot on the stove on medium heat, stirring the ingredients together until combined
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Remove the pan from the freezer and add the chocolate layer (pour it on top of the nut butter layer and spread evenly with a spoon or knife)
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Return to the freezer for an additional hour
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Remove from freezer and cut the bars into desired size pieces
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Serve and enjoy!
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These look delicious! I love that you used seed butter – my daughter was in a peanut free room last year and this would have made the perfect class treat for birthdays!
Thanks Renee! It’s so hard with all the peanut allergies out there these days. Please let me know if you guys try these 🙂
Oh my goodness! These look and sound amazing!!! I wish I had some to snack on right now!
Thanks so much Emily!!!
And these bars are absolute perfection if I do say so myself!
I’m so glad you love them!!!
These look absolutely amazing, however unless I can find the nut butter locally, I’ll have to pass on making these. It would cost me almost $15.00 for a 16-oz jar….slightly less than 500 grams….from Amazon, including shipping. Add in the cost of the other ingredients, and this is mighty expensive. Sad, really.But I look forward to seeing more of your recipes.
Oh Sharon thats terrible! Where do you live? I get my sunflower seed butter at Superstore and its very affordable. Another option would be to use almond butter if you can find that for a better deal?
These look so good Erin! I wish I had them all ready to eat right in front of me right now. And your new blog is beautiful! Happy Birthday 🙂
Oh thank you Michele!!!xoxo
I love sunflower butter. So does my Little One. I’m bookmarking this for after my Whole30!!
Me too! I put it on everything!!
I can never say no to Chocolate and with nut butter this just sounds even better !
Me either! totally addicting
Wow Erin, these good absolutely delicious! I love sunflower butter and chocolate 🙂
Thanks Stacey! I love that combo too 🙂
Yay for the new blog! So exciting 🙂 I think I know what dessert you’re referring to and these look just as good! I love that you made them over and I’m sure they are so delicious!
These look so irresistible! I love a good no-bake treat.
Looks like a great classic recipe paleo-ized! Congrats on the new site! What a pain a switchover can be! Looks great, that hard work paid off!
Yummm! I want some of these now.
I love healthy remakes of classic family recipes! They have such depth and are always amazing, since the person recreating it has the standard from their childhood on their mind when creating the recipe. Plus, nuts and chocolate are never a bad combo! These look lovely!
These are like an amazing healthy candy bar, I can’t wait to try them out! I always love family favorites made over to leave out things like corn syrup, they always turn out better than the original recipe with good quality ingredients!