Paleo Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars (Edit recipe)

Gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, with nut-free option. With cookie, caramel, and chocolate layers, this one hits the spot and quickly has become a favorite! Like a Paleo Twix bar, but in a crumble bar format.

20 minutes

15 minutes

Difficulty:

Intermediate

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	383
Fat:	26 g
Carbohydrates:	39 g
Protein:	2 g
Cholesterol:	0 g
Sodium:	163 mg
Fiber:	1 g
Sugars:	25 g
Calculated per serving.

by Wholefoodfor7

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Serves: 12

Ingredients

2 cups Almond Flour, (see notes)
1 cup Tapioca Starch
.75 cup Coconut Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
.25 tsp Salt
1 cup Coconut Oil, or ghee, melted
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
.75 cup Caramel Sauce, paleo (see notes)
.75 cup Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips, dairy-free

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (almond flour through salt). Then add vanilla and coconut oil and stir still combined.
Press half of cookie dough into the bottom of the prepared pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and drizzle with caramel and then sprinkle with chocolate chips. Finally, crumble the remaining half of the dough over the chocolate chips and caramel. Bake again for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and chill in freezer for 1 hour until solid. Store in the fridge or freezer.

Notes

My Easy Homemade Paleo Caramel is perfect for this recipe!

SUBSTITUTIONS:Need a nut-free option? We also enjoyed this with 1 cup cassava flour + 1 1/2 cup oats instead of the almond + tapioca flour.