Matcha Bars

No Bake Matcha Bars are a great energy booster and a medley of delicious flavors. These are made with chewy almond base with superfoods and layered with cashew base filling and chocolate.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword how to make matcha bars, matcha bars recipe, no bake matcha bars, vegan matcha bars

Prep Time 15

Freezer time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 247kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

for the crust

3/4 cup almond flour
2 tbsp. chia seeds
2 tbsp. hempseeds
1/4 cup flaxmeal
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp. maple syrup
2 tbsp. dairy free milk

for the filling

3/4 cup raw cashew nuts (soaked in warm water and drained)
1 tbsp. matcha powder
2 tbsp. maple syrup
2 tbsp. dairy free milk
1/4 cup dairy free mini chocolate chips

for topping

1 tbsp. goji berries

Instructions

In a mixing bowl combine all the crust ingredients and mix it into a sticky dough. (Mixing with hands is recommended).
Place a parchment paper in an 8-inch square dish or 6*8-inch dish (the thickness of the bars will depend on the size of your dish). Place the dough in it. Press and shape it as per the dish with your fingers making sure they do not break. Place it in the freezer.
In the meanwhile, combine cashew nuts, matcha powder, maple syrup, dairy free milk in a blender and blend it smooth.
Take the dish out of the freezer and top it with bended matcha mixture as the second layer. spread it evenly with a flat spatula to cover the entire dish. Place it in the freezer again.
Now, in a microwavable bowl combine chocolate chips and microwave for about 40 seconds – 1 minute until it melts. Stir it nicely with a spoon. Then, take out the dish from the freezer again and add the chocolate layer to it spreading it evenly with a spatula.
Lastly, top it with goji berries and place it in the freezer for 1 hour or in the fridge for 3 hours – overnight.
When ready, take it out of the freezer. Place the dish on a flat counter and pull out the parchment paper along with the settled bars. Place it on a cutting board. Now, dip your knife in hot water and quickly wipe it dry. Before the knife cools down slice it. Again, dip your knife in hot water and quickly wipe it. Slice immediately before the knife cools down. Follow this step for the rest of the bars and enjoy!

Notes

After shaping the crust in the dish place it in freezer while you blend matcha filling. Then again while you melt chocolate chips, keep the dish in the freezer so that the filling settles before laying with melted chocolate.
While slicing the bars the chocolate might crack so if you want cleaner slices then make sure to use sharp hot knife. If you are not so fussy then just go ahead and slice.
Refrigerate these bars in an air tight container for 2 weeks or freeze it for a month. Defrost it in the fridge or at room temperature until soft and ready to eat.
While storing do not stack these bars in the container. They should be placed individually.
If storing in the freezer then place each slice on a parchment paper for easy handling.

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