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Healthy Samoa Bars stacked on cooling rack
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Healthy Samoa Bars

Dig into my healthy Samoa bars, made with a sweet almond crust, classic coconut filling, and chocolate drizzle. Naturally sweetened and perfectly decadent, this recipe is a must-try!

Prep: 20 Cook: 30 Total: 50 minutes
Yield 16 squares 1x
Units Scale

Ingredients

Crust

Samoa Filling:

  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Chocolate topping:

  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • flakey sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare an 8×8 inch pan with grease or parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together almond flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla, and salt until well combined. Press into bottom of pan.
  3. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes.
  4. While cooling, heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add maple syrup, coconut oil, and almond butter. Whisk to combine and bring to light simmer. Once simmering, turn off heat. This should only take a minute or so.
  5. Add in salt, coconut, and vanilla and stir until all combined.
  6. Pour samoa mixture over top of crust and press down to cover the crust.
  7. Microwave chocolate chips with coconut oil in 30 second increments until melted. Drizzle over top of samoa mixture. Top with flakey sea salt.
  8. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before cutting into squares and serving. Store on counter or in fridge.
Author: Erin Antoniak Category: dessert, bar Method: oven Cuisine: American Diet: Gluten Free