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Healthy Vegan Nanaimo Bars

Servings: 16 Bars
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Crust:

Filling:**

Chocolate Layer:

Instructions

For the Crust:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line an 8" brownie pan with parchment paper both ways.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, coconut, cocoa powder and salt.
  • Stir in the applesauce and butter extract, then the optional nuts (mixture should be soft yet thick cookie dough).
  • Press mixture into the prepared pan and flatten. Dock the crust every inch or so, bake for ~22 minutes, or until firm to touch. Let sit on the counter while you prepare the rest of the recipe.

For the Filling:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the almond milk, nut butter and extracts.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the protein powder and custard powder. Dump into the wet ingredients and fold together (mixture should be very thick, like cookie dough). Scoop over the slightly warm crust and flatten.

For the Topping:

  • Add the chocolate to a small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until melted.
  • Stir in the coconut oil, then stir in the stevia extract. Pour over the filling layer and tap the pan so that the chocolate spreads to all the corners of the pan. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours, or until chocolate is just set.
  • Take the pan out of the fridge and slice into bars.

Recipe Notes

**If you don't have the custard powder, this is the filling I used the other time I made these bars:
  • ¾ cup Light Coconut Milk, canned
  • 2 tbs Coconut Oil, melted
  • 1½ tsp Stevia Extract
  • 126g (6 scoops) Vanilla Brown Rice Protein Powder
  • 180g (1½ cups) Powdered Erythritol
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Vegan Nanaimo Bars
Amount Per Serving (1 bar)
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 95mg4%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin C 3.3mg4%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Bars, Blondies & Brownies