Vegan Raspberry Chia Bars
Now that it’s summer (It’s a particularly hot day here in the UK!) it’s time to bring out the summery, fruity, light desserts (don’t worry I’ll also be posting chocolate recipes haha!), and these vegan raspberry chia bars tick all the right boxes!
The base is a combination of ground oats and ground almonds mixed in with some coconut oil and almonds butter (two of my favourite sources of good fats!) and chia seeds as a binder instead of eggs. To sweeten, I’m using xylitol – my favourite sugar-free sweetener.
The filling is a sweet and slightly tart homemade raspberry chia jam. You can use shop bought jam but making your own jam using chia seeds is so so simple, quick to make and you only need 3 main ingredients.
I’ve made these bars a few times and they always go down a treat and rarely last longer than a couple of days! These vegan raspberry chia bars are great as a light dessert after a meal or even a good snack that you can take with you when you’re out and about and feel peckish. They’re also gluten-free (if you use gluten-free oats), dairy-free and sugar-free.
- 1 cup raspberry chia jam
- 1 cup oat flour*
- 3/4 cup ground almonds
- 2 chia eggs (2 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 6 tbsp water)
- 2 tbsp almond butter (or cashew butter, peanut butter...etc)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) xylitol (or you can use other granulated sweetener)
- *Make your own oat flour by blending plain oats in a blender/food processor into a fine flour.
- Preheat your oven to 180*C (160*C fan assisted)/ 350*F
- Prepare your chia eggs by mixing the chia seeds with the water in a small bowl. Leave to set for 10-15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oat flour, ground almonds, salt, baking powder and stevia.
- Add in the almond butter, melted coconut oil and chia eggs and mix until well combined.
- Line an 8" cake tin with parchment paper. Transfer 3/4 of the base mixture into the pan and press down using a spatula, the back of a spoon or your hands.
- Bake for 10 minutes, take out and spread the jam layer on top.
- Crumble the rest of the base mixture on top then return to the oven and bake for a further 20 minutes.
- Take out and leave to cool down completely.
- Note: I like to store my bars in the fridge. The texture is much nicer when cold.
- Nutritional information (estimated per slice)
- Calories: 105 calories
- Protein: 2.9g
- Carbs: 7.2g
- Fats: 7.4g
- Fibre: 3.2g
You may also like these healthy bars, cookies and crumbles
These look gorgeous! Love chia seeds! Pinning to try them!
Thank you lovely Mira π Love chia seeds too!! xx
Serves 16??? ???
Mine served 6 max ??????
o my my my…those fruity chia bars look berry awesome! The colour is just AMAZING, and the flavour…out of this world! Great job, Nadia.
Thank you Angie π Raspberries to give the most beautiful colour! They’re nice and light, what a summer dessert should be like! x
these look absolutely beautiful Nadia! first time here, you have a beautiful blog! π
Hi Manali π thank you for stopping by and for the lovely comment! π x
These look soooo good! I love making raspberry chia jam so will definitely use it to try out this recipe. Have pinned too!
Thank you Ciara π love making chia jam too, it’s so easy and it I think tastes better than shop bought π x
Wow! These chia bars look so lovely and delicious! Loving that vibrant pink color too! π Yummylicious!
Thank you Anupama π homemade raspberry chia jam does have the most beautiful colour π x
These look INCREDIBLE Nadia! My mouth is seriously watering right now. I can’t get enough of raspberries at the moment, so I can tell I’m going to love making these bars. Thank you so much for sharing! Mmmm!
Thank you Harriet π I’m sure you’ll LOVE these bars π you can use any type of jam really, but raspberry is definitely my favourite π x
These bars look absolutely gorgeous! I love the bright raspberries in here. This sounds like the perfect dessert or snack! Delish!
Thank you Gayle π they’re really light and slightly tart, perfect for summer π x
I have had a raspberry bar on my “to-try” list for ever but I have never made anything like it so it keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list! yours looks incredible! definitely inspiring me I bet it was absolutely delicious! π pinning this for sure!
I have lots of those recipes that I really want to make but for some reason I just never get around to making them! I hope you try these bars π x
These look fantastic! So soft and yummy! I just made chia jam for the first time a few weeks ago and am such a fan! I mad a fig raspberry!
Ooo fig raspberry chia jam sounds yummy! Must try it next π Thank you Rebecca π these bars are so light, perfect for summer π x
I am really loving chia seeds at the moment and discovering all their many wonderful uses. These bars sound lovely and perfect for a summer day.
Thank you Dannii π I’m loving chia seeds at the moment too! They’re amazing in baking and so full of goodness π x
Nadia, first of all, let me tell you, you have wonderful blog π Second, these bars look very delicious girl! Love the addition of chia.. plus vegan, and less sweet with raspberries! Awesome!
Aw thank you Savita for the lovely comment π they’re not overly sweet which I like about them. And I’m very much into raspberries this summer so it seemed like the perfect filling choice for these bars π
Hi Nadia, these raspberry chia bars are so gorgeous, the colour is superb and bet they taste glorious too. I just have to get baking some for myself. Thanks so much for linking to my flapjacks too π
Hi Laura π I hope you do try them! They’re fruity and light, perfect for summer π x
This is so creative and beautiful! And I am totally in love with your pictures, they are all so appetizing! Stunning!
Aw thank you so much Evi π you’re too sweet! My photos don’t even compare to your professional and beautiful food photography x
These chia bars are just perf!! I LOVE the color of them!
Thank you lovely Lisa π
1.Β Vegan Raspberry Chia Bars
I just love the raspberry flavour…
and its healthy too..
loved the recipe