Description
Cool down with frozen peanut butter and chickpea cookie dough bars! Protein packed chickpea cookie dough base & peanut butter icing!
Ingredients
Cookie Dough Base
- 2 cups chickpeas (drained and rinsed, cook from scratch for more savings!)
- 1/4 cup oat flour (or grind 1/4 cup quick or rolled oats, see notes for substitutions)
- 1/4 cup deglet noor dates (pitted, soaked in hot water if too firm)
- 2 1/2 –4 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, dairy-free (plus 2 tbsp for chocolate topping)
Peanut Butter Layer
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/2 tsp coconut oil
*All the ingredients for this recipe are from our pantry and freezer tips!
Instructions
- If you don’t have oat flour, start by grinding ¼ cup of quick or rolled oats in your food processor to create oat flour.
- Then, add the remaining base ingredients minus the chocolate chips and make sure to not add the water the dates soaked in! Mix until the chickpeas are broken down and the dough sticks together, resembling a firm cookie dough. Then add the chocolate chips and pulse a few times to mix them in and break them down into smaller pieces.
- Line an 8×8 inch baking tin with wax or parchment paper to make lifting the finished bars out of the tin easier. Spoon the dough into the tin and pat it down into an even layer, making sure to spread the dough evenly into the corners. Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Melt the peanut butter and oil either in the microwave or on the stovetop. Pour over the frozen cookie dough and freeze for an additional 1 hour.
- Slice into 12 bars and drizzle with 2 tbsp melted chocolate chips. Allow the chocolate to harden and store in a freezer safe container! You can store these in the fridge if you prefer but they will be softer. We prefer them as a cold treat and find the chickpea taste to be less noticeable when they are frozen. They stay soft enough that you can eat them straight from the freezer without needing to defrost them. If your teeth are sensitive, give them a minute or two!
Notes
Approximate Cost: CAD $2.74 ($.23/bar) using chickpeas cooked from scratch. $3.67 ($0.31/bar) using canned chickpeas vs. at least $1.50/bar if something similar were purchased out.
Feel free to substitute the oats with any other nut or seed flour. Almond or coconut flour would work well, as would ground flax or pumpkin seed. If using seeds, I would start with just 2 tablespoons and add more as needed. Your favourite protein powder could also replace some of the oats! As these bars are not baked, ensure you don’t use a wheat flour. Wheat flours should not be consumed raw.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American