These Gluten-Free Vegan Clean Eating Chocolate Crunch Bars are an easy and healthy recipe made with only 4 clean real food ingredients. They're the perfect plant-based no-bake dessert that can be prepared in about 5 minutes and made with either a candy bar mold or standard 9 x 5 loaf pan!{ Plant-Based | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Soy-Free | No-Bake | No-Cook | No Refined Sugar }
Add the ingredients for the chocolate to a small saucepan and melt on the lowest heat, stirring the entire time and taking care to not let it burn.
Assembly:
Add the add-ins to a medium-size mixing bowl.
Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal and gently stir until it's well combined.
Transfer the mixture to the candy mold of your choice or to a 9 x 5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper and spread it evenly.
Place the candy mold or loaf pan in the freezer for approximately 30 minutes, or until it hardens. If using a loaf pan, cut into (6) bars.
Store in an air-tight BPA-free container in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to serve because they will get soft and lose their shape if left out at room temperature.
Notes
Brown Rice Cereal. There are a couple of different brands of gluten-free brown rice cereal you can use in this recipe. For example, this one and this one are great options and they are both organic.Chocolate Chips. I like to use Enjoy Life semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, however, you can also use standard-size chocolate chips in the same amount.Coconut Oil. If you don't like the taste or smell of coconut oil, you can use organic refined coconut oil which has zero coconut taste or smell. In addition, if you don't like coconut oil at all or don't have any on hand, it can be omitted from the recipe.Himalayan Pink Salt. This is my salt of preference, however, you can always substitute with sea salt.Candy Bar Mold vs. Loaf Pan. Either one will work fine and the candy bars will taste the same. Here are the differences:
1 1/2" x 2 1/2" Candy Bar Mold - the bars will be thicker. Keep in mind there are many different candy bar mold shapes to choose from so if you use a different size mold you may get more or less than (6) bars.
9 x 5 Loaf Pan - the bars will be thinner but wider and about 1 1/2" x 4" in size.
Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately (6) 1 1/2" x 2 1/2' chocolate bars. Nutritional information is calculated for (1) chocolate bar which is (1) serving.