Café de Olla Chocolate Oat Bars

🥄 Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats, (divided)
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 cup Café de Olla Nut Butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks, (roughly chopped, divided)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.

2. 2

   Add 1 cup of rolled oats to a food processor or blender and blend until fairly smooth so that it resembles flour.

3. 3

   Transfer the oat flour to a medium bowl and add in the remaining 1 cup of rolled oats, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves. Stir to combine.

4. 4

   In a large bowl, add the Café de Olla nut butter, applesauce, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk until fully combined.

5. 5

   Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold together until fully combined.

6. 6

   Add in ½ cup of the semi-sweet chocolate chunks and fold them into the batter.

7. 7

   Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and top with the remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chunks. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.