Vegan Healthy-ish S'more Bars
One of our favourite parts of summer is sitting by a campfire, roasting marshmallows and making s'mores. Well, we don't have a firepit so we came up with the next best thing: s'more bars you can make in the kitchen. They're decadent, rich, gooey, messy -- all the things that make up a good s'more without the fire.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, healthy, smore, vegan
Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 4 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
Topping
- 1 cup mini dark chocolate chips (any size will do)
- 1 1/2 cup mini vanilla flavour marshmallows
Make Shortbread
Preheat the oven to 350 F
Combine all the shortbread ingredients in a bowl, mix well, it's best to use your hands. The mixture will be crumbly but when you press it together it should be sticky
Oil a pan, we used a 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 loaf pan and once oiled, cut out parchment paper and layer it inside. Leave flaps on the sides so you can easily lift it out when it's done.
Transfer the dough into the pan and begin spreading/pushing it out with your fingers until a uniform layer forms, we found it quite meditative
Bake in the oven for 12 minutes
Topping
After the 12 minute mark, pull the pan out and top with chocolate chips, they will begin melting immediately and then top with mini marshmallows
If you're using big marshmallows, slice them in half.
Place back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, then broil for 30-60 seconds to get the perfect golden marshmallow topping (watch them so they don't burn!!!!)
Pull them out of the oven and swirl the marshmallows around with the back of a spoon (you can leave this part out and leave them as is)
Let the bars cool for about 10 minutes -- I know this seems cruel, but they need to slightly harden so they don't fall a part when you cut them
Slice them into 10 even bars, or however many your heart desires. They will be slightly crumbly and messy (that's the charm of them!)
Store them in an airtight container on the counter for 1-3 days