Copycat Clif Kid Z Chocolate Brownie Bars
Delicious energy bars that taste like the clif kid z bars brownie flavor!
Servings: 20 bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashion oats - divided
- 1/2 cup dried figs or dates - for an authentic taste use figs but if they can't be found then dates will work too.
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder - cocoa powder can be used too
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup water
- For chocolate on top:
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a blender, food processor or a bowl that you can use an immersion blender in, add 1 cup old fashion oats, fried figs or dates, cacao powder, molasses, honey, sugar, salt, vanilla, coconut oil, baking soda, chocolate chips and water.
- Blend on high, stopping and stirring and pulsing until the mixture is smooth.
- Add the final 1 cup of old fashion oats and blend until smooth or to have slightly more textured bars briefly stir the mixture so the oats retain some texture.
- Empty batter onto a parchment paper lined or greased cookie sheet.
- Spread into a large rectangle about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick. Note the batter will not fill the entire cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until tops are no longer sticky.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool before slicing. The pieces can be slightly molded too so you can round out the edges of the bars if desired.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add chocolate chips and melt in microwave for 30 seconds, stir and an additional 30 seconds if needed to melt the chocolate chips.
- Place in a zip lock bag, snip the end off and make a zigzag across the tops of cooled bars, freeze for 15 minutes to get chocolate to set.
- I store mine in a zip lock bag in the door of my refrigerator so my kids can grab them when wanted.