Description
Crunchy Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Nut Bars are sweet, salty, and satisfying snack bars made with roasted nuts, puffed rice, and a touch of vanilla, all held together with brown rice syrup and finished with rich dark chocolate and flaky sea salt.
Ingredients
¾ cup cashews (unsalted)
¾ cup peanuts (unsalted)
1 cup almonds (unsalted)
½ cup puffed rice
¼ cup brown rice syrup
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup dark chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coconut oil
Optional: flaky salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325˚F (160˚C).
- Spread the cashews, peanuts, and almonds on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 5–8 minutes until fragrant and slightly golden.
- Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the roasted nuts and puffed rice.
- Microwave the brown rice syrup for about 30 seconds, then whisk in the vanilla extract and sea salt.
- Pour the syrup mixture over the nut mixture and stir until well coated.
- Press the mixture firmly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 18–20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes before cutting into 10–12 bars.
- While bars cool, melt dark chocolate chips with coconut oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Dip the bottoms of each bar in melted chocolate, place on parchment, then drizzle remaining chocolate over tops.
- Sprinkle with flaky salt and refrigerate until the chocolate sets.
Notes
Use sunflower or pumpkin seeds for a nut-free version.
Honey or maple syrup can replace brown rice syrup but may result in softer bars.
Add mini chocolate chips or dried cranberries for extra flavor.
Try cinnamon or cayenne for a spiced version.
Milk or white chocolate can be used instead of dark chocolate.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 248
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg