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Vegan Chocolate-Raspberry Almond Bar

Created by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Dining team on behalf of Almond Board of California
Almonds

Difficulty

Easy

Prep Time

1 1/4 hours

Ingredients
  • 2lb, 1oz Flour pastry
  • 4oz Super fine almond flour
  • 1lb, 6oz Rolled oats
  • 14 1/2oz Super fine granulated sugar
  • 11oz Light brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1lb 13 1/4oz margarine, cubed
  • 2 1/2lb Raspberry preserves
  • 1lb Mini vegan chocolate chips
Preparation
  1. In a bowl, combine the pastry flour, almond flour, oats, sugars, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Cut the margarine into the dry ingredients to form a crumb that will hold when compressed.
  3. Press 5 ½ lb of the dough into a greased full sheet pan. Reserve the remaining dough for topping.
  4. Bake the crust at 350°F for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  5. Remove the crust and let it cool.
  6. Spread the preserves evenly over the crust.
  7. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the preserves, following by crumbling 1 ½ lb of the remaining dough over the surface.
  8. Bake until the topping is golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.
  9. Let cool and cut as desired.
  10. Note: You can drizzle the bar with chocolate after baking instead of melting the chips onto the surface.
Nutritional Info
Per Serving
NAME AMOUNT
Calories 308
Total Fat 15.110
Saturated Fat 5.622
Trans Fat 0
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 151.48
Total Carbohydrate 42.168
Dietary Fiber 1.547
Total Sugars 25.238
Protein 2.570
Vitamin D 0
Calcium 21.4
Iron 1.348
Potassium 39.623
Did you know?

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