I’ve been dying to get my hands on some coconut flour. It’s hard to come by here. A friend told of me of a place where I could get it, so I immediately went out looking for this vegetarian restaurant slash health food products store. I sat in traffic, rushed through my errands and finally saw the light of heaven shining upon this store :). But it was closed. I was so annoyed. It was in the middle of the day who closes a store in the middle of the day.
Anyways, I tried my luck one more time and it was open. I bought some coconut flour but unfortunately, she said they were out of coconut oil. I guess I’ll have to make another trip.
I immediately got home and baked. I tried my first batch of chocolate bars, they were okay but I knew it was missing something. I wasn’t sure but after playing around with the recipe I found a winner. I quickly realized that coconut flour makes my recipes a bit more crumbly but I was surprised with how well these bars held up together. I could pick them up with my fingers without it becoming a crumbly mess.
Here’s my winner recipe for my breakfast bars Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookie Bars {grain-free} made from coconut flour. I definitely would say these bars fall under the “healthier” or “skinny” recipe category. The flaxseed, oats, coconut flour and oil are all good for ya ingredients and it only uses 1/3 cup of brown sugar or you can use honey. I did make them with honey the first time around and it definitely changed the flavor. They are still good but not as yummy as they were with brown sugar.
Breakfast Bars: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookie Bars {Gluten-free}
Ingredients:
- 2 cup old fashioned oats (gluten-free)
- 3 tbl flaxseed meal
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar or honey
- 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cp peanut butter (preferably natural)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- dark chocolate chips or chopped 70% chocolate
1. Mix your dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Add your wet ingredients in and mix thoroughly. Now add in your chocolate chips.
3. Pour into your greased baking dish.
4. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
See almost gone in one night. They are sweet enough to enjoy as a healthy dessert but healthy enough to eat them for breakfast!
