Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are soft, chewy and perfectly satisfying! They're also refined sugar free and are a good source of protein and fibre. They take just 30 minutes to make, come together in one bowl and the recipe is easily customisable. They're great for dessert, a snack or breakfast, and also perfect for meal prep and packed lunches.

How to make this recipe

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

• Mix together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Tip: Leave the mixture for 10 minutes as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.

• Transfer the mixture into a square baking tin.

Tip: Line the tin with greased baking paper to make it easier to remove the bars after.

• Scatter over more chocolate chips to decorate, if desired.

• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

• Leave to cool before cutting into squares!

Substitutions you can make to this recipe

• You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
• You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
• You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
• You can replace the ground almonds with ground walnuts, ground hazelnuts or ground sunflower seeds.
• For an oil-free version, the coconut oil can be replaced with almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter.
• For a nut-free version, use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds and use a nut-free plant-based milk.
• For a refined sugar free version, use refined sugar free chocolate chips.
• You can omit the chocolate chips.

Flavour substitutions you can make

• You can replace the chocolate chips with raisins, dried cranberries or some type of chopped dried fruit such as dates, dried apricots, dried figs, dried mango, dried pineapple etc.
• You can add some desiccated coconut or coconut flakes.
• You can add chopped pecan nuts or walnuts.

How long do these keep for?

They keep well in the fridge in an airtight container for a good few days. They also freeze well.

More gluten-free vegan cookies

• Gingerbread Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Chocolate Cookies
• Carrot Cake Cookies

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Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are soft, chewy and perfectly satisfying! They're also refined sugar free and are a good source of protein and fibre.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate chip cookie bars, gluten-free cookie bars, oatmeal cookie bars, vegan cookie bars

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 bars

Calories: 211kcal

Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

• ▢ 60 g (¼ cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil, or nut butter such as peanut butter or almond butter)
• ▢ 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
• ▢ Pinch salt
• ▢ 200 g (1 ⅔ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) * (or sub ground walnuts)
• ▢ 200 g (1 ⅔ cup) rolled oats (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
• ▢ 120 ml (½ cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
• ▢ 100 g (⅔ cup) dark chocolate chips ** (ensure vegan/gluten-free if necessary)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil).
• Once melted, add the maple syrup, salt, ground almonds, oats, baking powder, milk and chocolate chips. 

• Mix well, adding more plant-based milk if it’s looking too dry.
• Leave the mixture for 10 minutes, as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.
• Transfer the mixture into a square or rectangular baking tin lined with greased baking paper - I used a 23cm/9inch square baking tin.
• Scatter over more chocolate chips to decorate, if desired.
• Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until golden brown.
• Leave to cool before cutting into squares.
• Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.

Notes

*You can alternatively use almond flour.

**Use refined sugar free chocolate chips for a refined sugar free version.

You can also add other ingredients such as: 

• desiccated coconut or coconut flakes
• chopped pecan nuts or walnuts
• dried cranberries.

Nutrition Facts

Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Amount Per Serving

Calories 211 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 5g25%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 0.1mg0%

Sodium 19mg1%

Potassium 133mg4%

Carbohydrates 22g7%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 1IU0%

Vitamin C 0.03mg0%

Calcium 83mg8%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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