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Raw Snickers Bar (V/GF)

A healthier twist on a favorite dessert bar, these Raw Snickers Bars have a chewy oat + nut base, homemade peanut butter caramel, and are dipped in melted chocolate.
Prep Time 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
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Stack of raw snickers bar cut into so you can see the three different layers: base layer, homemade peanut butter caramel, and chopped peanuts.

Raw bars are my favorite type of recipe because you don’t need to turn on your oven. AKA perfect for the coming Spring/Summer months.

And to start off your raw bars recipe search, I’ve got these homemade Raw Snickers! No refined sugar and sweetened with a homemade peanut butter date caramel. Three layers. Three steps. One food processor.

Raw dessert bars on a wood cutting board on pieces of parchment paper. Cut into so you can see the three different layers.

How to make a homemade snickers recipe?

For this easy raw bar recipe, you make a chewy nut + oat base and a homemade caramel sauce. You then layer these in a parchment-lined loaf pan with some chopped peanuts. Lastly, stick the pan in the freezer to harden before cutting your bars and dipping in melted chocolate.

Raw bar recipe steps

Step one: the base layer is a blend of oats, almond, peanuts, peanut butter, and pitted dates that comes together in your food processor.

Step two: the middle layer (aka the best layer), is a homemade peanut butter date caramel. Using your food processor, you blend together pitted dates, coconut cream, vanilla, and peanut butter until you get a perfectly creamy peanut butter caramel.

Step three: the third layer is the easiest! Just use your fingers and smush in some chopped roasted/unsalted peanuts.

Step four: for the final step, you leave the bars in the freezer to harden, at least one hour or overnight. You then cut into seven pieces (or whatever quantity/size you want) and dip in a combo of melted chocolate + coconut oil.

Raw dessert bars on a wood cutting board on pieces of parchment paper.

If you need other raw snack/dessert bar ideas, make sure to check out my Chunky Monkey Truffles or my 4 Ingredients Peanut Almond Energy Bites.

I’d love to hear what you think if you try these bites. You can leave a note in the comments below…psstt– it helps with my website rankings! OR, I’d love if you snap a photo and tag me over on the gram @themindfulhapa.

Raw Snickers Bar (V/GF)

Prep: 30 minutes minutes
Total: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 7 bars
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A healthier twist on a favorite dessert bar, these Raw Snickers Bars have a chewy oat + nut base, homemade peanut butter caramel, and are dipped in melted chocolate.

Ingredients

Base

  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 1/4 cup peanuts roasted unsalted
  • 1/4 cup almonds raw
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/8 cup peanut butter
  • 1-2 tbsp water if needed

Peanut Butter Caramel

  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 1/3 cup coconut cream* *can buy coconut cream or use the top solidified part from a can of refrigerated full fat coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Topping

  • 1/2 cup peanuts roasted unsalted

Coating

  • 5 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Start by making base layer. Blend together the 1 cup of dates in a food processor until a ball is formed.
  • Add the remaining base ingredients - peanuts, almond, oats, and peanut butter. If the mixture does not come together easily, add water one tablespoon at a time.
  • Line a 8x4 loaf pan with parchment paper. Spread the base layer evenly into pan, using a spatula.
  • Make your peanut butter caramel layer by blending together all ingredients in the same food processor.
  • To the same loaf pan, spread the peanut butter date caramel evenly with the spatula.
  • Add your chopped peanuts on top and press lightly into the caramel layer.
  • Place bars in the freezer for a few hours to solidify. I left mine in the freezer overnight!
  • Cut into 7 bars and dip into melted chocolate + Place bars onto a parchment lined baking tray and move back to freezer to harden. Store in the fridge or freezer for healthier, homemade raw snickers bars!

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About Casey Colodny

Avid home cook and baker since College, Casey went on to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and complete the basic intensive cuisine course. Interested in creating healthier recipes for the V/GF, vegetarian, pescatarian, and paleo eaters! Started The Mindful Hapa in 2018 and has been cooking and sharing tasty recipes and photography ever since.

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4 comments

  1. Andrea says

    April 18, 2019 at 7:35 pm

    SOOOO GOOD! 😀

    Reply
    • Casey Colodny says

      April 21, 2019 at 7:10 am

      One of my favorites!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    April 12, 2019 at 10:16 am

    These bars look so delicious! I love Snickers!

    Reply
    • Casey Colodny says

      April 12, 2019 at 10:35 am

      Awe, thank you, Natalie! I hope you try and love them 🙂

      Reply

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