If a chocolate fudge brownie fell in love with a Mounds candy bar, the result would be these healthy no bake coconut chocolate chip brownie bars!
Vegan
Egg Free
Gluten Free
Soy Free
Dairy Free
Raw + Paleo
NO Added Sugar
Fudgy chocolate brownie snack bars, with a super simple 2 ingredient coconut frosting – there’s no baking required, and you can take them on the go!
Also try these Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Just throw your ingredients into a food processor, and let it do the work.
Press the resulting crumbly dough into a pan lined with wax or parchment paper, cover with the coconut frosting, and refrigerate to set.
The recipe is adapted from my Ultimate Unbaked Brownies; and just like with the original version, these wholesome brownie snack bars can be made without an oven.
The finished brownie bars need no refrigeration and are great for packing into a lunchbox or as a healthy after-work snack.
Healthy No Bake Coconut Chocolate Chip Brownie Bars
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 cups pitted dates (for keto, try these Keto Brownies)
- 1 1/2 cup raw walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
- coconut frosting (listed below)
Instructions
- Process all of the above ingredients—either with or without the chocolate chips—in a high-quality food processor until fine crumbles form. Stir in chocolate chips if you didn’t add them earlier. Grease an 8-inch pan or line with parchment or wax paper. Transfer the dough to the pan, and press down as firmly as you can to evenly distribute.Coconut Frosting: Stir 1/2 cup softened coconut butter with powdered sugar or stevia to taste. (Very gently heat your coconut butter to get it soft – If it’s still not softening, stir in some melted coconut oil.) Spread on top of the bars, then sprinkle on 3-4 tbsp shredded coconut if desired, and press down. Refrigerate 10 minutes or so to harden the frosting. The brownies can either be refrigerated (or frozen) or left out at room temperature. If you live in a super-hot climate, I’d recommend refrigerating so the frosting doesn’t get melty.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Michelle says
Do you use dried dates? That’s what I normally find at the grocery store.
Jason Sanford says
Yup!
Catherine says
I would like to make this recipe but the Sue Smith 22 may 2017 comment mentioned that the liquid ingredients were missing and referred to a no bake Brownie recipe.No one else made reference to this in the comment section. Should recipe be made as is or should it have liquid ingredients and if so could you give recipe. Thank you for your reply.
Jason Sanford says
I’m not sure what comment that is, but the recipe is correct as-is 🙂
Joni says
I bought a package of date paste at a specialty market and i wondered how/if I could use it to make these brownies.
Jason Sanford says
Hmm sounds like a fun experiment!
Dan says
These look fantastic. I haven’t tried them yet because I wanted to ask a question. Can you replace the dates with equal Allulose?
Sara says
Is their a no bake brownie recipe without nuts by any chance?!
CCK Media Team says
Hi sorry we don’t have one! We are not sure what would be used as the base, but maybe someone else on another blog has figured it out. Good luck with your search!