Description
Scrumptious and healthy vegan triple layer salted caramel bars made with whole food ingredients! And they’re no-bake, too.
Ingredients
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Base Layer
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 12 soft pitted Medjool dates
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil
- 1 tbsp brown rice syrup
Salted Date Caramel Layer
- 9 soft pitted Medjool dates
- 1/3 cup cashew butter
- 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk
Chocolate Layer
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
- 1 tsp virgin coconut oil
Instructions
- Line a 8×8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper with enough hanging over the sides to allow you to lift the bars out of the pan later. Set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse together the base layer ingredients: the cashews, rolled oats, coconut, dates, sea salt, coconut oil, and brown rice syrup. Process until the mixture resembles coarse sand, and it sticks together when pressed.
- Transfer to the prepared baking dish and press in firmly. There’s no need to wash out the food processor yet.
- Make the caramel layer: Blend together the dates, cashew butter, coconut oil, lemon, salt, vanilla, and non-dairy milk in the food processor until super smooth. This will take a few minutes, but it will eventually become smooth.
- Spread the caramel layer evenly over the base layer.
- Make the chocolate layer: Melt the chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate with the coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat. As soon as it has melted, pour it evenly on top of the caramel layer.
- Freeze for 2 hours. Remove from the freezer and lift the square out of the pan. Let it sit out for 15 minutes before slicing into 16 squares. To minimize cracking of the chocolate, I recommend lightly scoring the bar into squares with a knife first. Then, run the knife under hot water for 30 seconds, shake off excess water, and immediately slice into squares. Don’t worry if some cracking still occurs; this is normal.
Notes
For best results, make sure that the dates you use are very soft, gooey, and fresh.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes + 2 hours of freezing
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Cookies and Small Treats
- Method: Freeze
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: raw vegan caramel bars, vegan chocolate caramel squares