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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These chewy chocolate chip cookie bars are packed full of nutrition from oats, spelt, molasses, and wheat germ!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Egg-free, Nut-free, Oats
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 9 bars
Calories 110kcal
- 2 Tablespoons pumpkin seed butter (can also use nut or seed butter of choice)
- 2 Tablespoons applesauce
- 1 Tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 20 drops liquid stevia
- ¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons spelt flour
- ¼ cup oat flour
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 Tablespoons toasted wheat germ
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 5 Tablespoons water
- ⅓ cup chopped dark or unsweetened chocolate
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, WHISK together the pumpkin seed butter, applesauce, sugar, molasses, vanilla, and stevia until smooth.
In a smaller bowl, stir together the flours, oats, wheat germ, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients, along with the water, to the pumpkin seed butter mixture and STIR until well combined.
Oil an 8 x 8 baking dish.
Smooth the batter into the baking dish (it will be a thin layer).
Top with the chopped chocolate.
Bake the bars for 10-14 minutes until golden and set.
Nutrition facts based on using almond butter and unsweetened chocolate.
WW SmartPoints: 4
Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.3g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 3g