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Caramel Cookie Dough Bars

Paleo & vegan (depending on chocolate chips used) and made with only 7 ingredients total!
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough

  • 1 1/3 cup almond flour
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
  • 3 tbsp coconut milk or milk of choice
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Caramel Layer

  • 3/4 cup cashew butter can sub for any nut/seed butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk any milk should work
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate Layer

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine wet ingredients for cookie dough, then add almond flour, then chocolate chips.
  • Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and evenly press down cookie dough across bottom. Freeze while making caramel layer
  • Bring the coconut milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes stirring every few minutes. *The mixture does not need to be thick like caramel for this recipe! ⁣⁣Combine the caramel mixture with cashew butter.
  • Pour over cookie dough layer & freeze for 2-3 hours
  • Melt chocolate and coconut oil, pour evenly over caramel, sprinkle with sea salt & freeze until chocolate hardens.
  • Cut into 16+ squares and enjoy! :)

Notes

Best kept in an airtight container in the freezer, or refrigerator