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Samoa Granola Bars

May 15, 2020

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Samoa Granola Bars

These samoa granola bars are not only incredibly rich, chewy, delicious & packed full of caramel flavour, but they are also gluten, dairy, & refined sugar-free! They will not disappoint & are sure to please all! Great to prep at the start of the week for delicious & healthy snacks all week!

Samoa Granola Bars

DAIRY-FREE & GLUTEN-FREE Samoa Granola Bars

These samoa granola bars are 100% dairy-free by using canned coconut milk as the base of the caramel sauce which is used in this recipe. You also will want to make sure to use dairy-free dark chocolate to keep it 100% dairy-free. This is my favourite for dairy-free baking.

This recipe is also 100% gluten-free as long as you use certified gluten-free rolled oats. I used these in this recipe. If you are not gluten-free you can use any rolled oats in this recipe.

Samoa Granola Bars

CAN I MAKE THESE Samoa granola bars LOWER in sugar?

As I am sure you know by now, Lakanto is my go-to for lower sugar baking. I even made an eCookbook including it as my main sweetener of choice for most of the recipes! So if I was going to swap out the coconut sugar in the caramel sauce for something that won’t spike blood sugar as much I would use this.

I would also recommend using a lower sugar dark chocolate & I love these for lower sugar baking that requires chocolate or chocolate chips!

How to store samoa granola bars

I store them in an air-sealed container in the fridge or the freezer. If you store them in the freezer, they will last longer & simply remove one from the freezer as desired. Note: if you do keep them in the freezer, I recommend taking them out 5-10 minutes before you want to enjoy them, so they can warm up slightly!

Can I freeze these bars?

Like I mentioned above you definitely can! Just take them out a couple minutes before you want to enjoy them so they can soften slightly!

Samoa Granola Bars

Ingredients you will need:

Caramel Sauce

  • full-fat coconut milk (I have had the best results with this brand thickening up well)
  • coconut sugar (or golden Lakanto for lower carb, or brown sugar)
  • vanilla extract
  • pink salt

Granola Bars

  • unsweetened shredded coconut
  • gluten-free rolled oats
  • collagen peptides (or you can try using protein powder but you will likely need less & it may alter the flavour/texture because I have only tried this recipe with collagen)

Chocolate Topping

  • dark chocolate of choice  (I like these for dairy-free & these for sugar-free)
  • coconut oil (or avocado oil or butter)

Easy No bake granola bars

These granola bars do not require baking! You will need a stovetop to make the vegan caramel sauce that I used in these bars. However, that is all you use the stove for & then you will just simply add all the ingredients to the cooled caramel sauce, mix well & let it all set in the fridge!

Drizzle with melted chocolate once the bars have firmed up & enjoy! They are so chewy, soft, rich & delicious plus gluten & dairy-free!

Samoa Granola Bars

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samosa granola bars

Samoa Granola Bars

  • Author: Lauren
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 12 hours
  • Yield: 8 bars 1x
  • Category: treat
  • Method: no bake
  • Cuisine: dessert
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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These samoa granola bars are not only incredibly rich, chewy, delicious & packed full of caramel flavour, but they are also gluten, dairy, & refined sugar-free! They will not disappoint & are sure to please all! Great to prep at the start of the week for delicious & healthy snacks all week!


Ingredients

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Caramel Sauce

  • 1 can of full-fat coconut milk (I have had the best results with this brand thickening up well)
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or golden Lakanto for lower carb, or brown sugar)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp pink salt

Granola Bars

  • 1 + 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 + 1/2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup collagen peptides (or you can try using protein powder but you will likely need less & it may alter the flavour/texture because I have only tried this recipe with collagen)

Chocolate Topping

  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate of choice  (I like these for dairy-free & these for sugar-free)
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil (or avocado oil or butter)

Instructions

Caramel Sauce

  1. Bring coconut milk & sweetener to a boil on medium heat, then reduce to a simmer.
  2. Let simmer here for about 15-25 mins until it starts to thicken, & stirring regularly. Make sure to keep an eye on it & notice when it begins to thicken as well as ensure it is not burning or sticking to the bottom of the pot. Note* that different brands & stoves may take different amounts of time to thicken. I have had the best results with this brand.
  3. Once it has thickened remove from heat & mix in the vanilla & pink salt. Set aside & let cool.

Granola Bars

  1. Once the caramel sauce has cooled slightly, mix in the coconut, oats, & collagen peptides or protein powder.
  2. Spread evenly in a square baking pan & place in the fridge to harden up. I left mine overnight.
  3. Once hardened, melt the chocolate with the oil either in the microwave for 30 second intervals or over the stovetop on low heat, careful not to burn it.
  4. Cut the bars up into bars or squares & drizzle with the melted chocolate. My chocolate firmed up quickly but if it doesn’t you can pop them back into the fridge until it does for a few minutes. Enjoy! 

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