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No-bake nut-free oat bars with sunflower seed butter and chocolate chips

No-Bake Allergy-Free Oat Bars

No-bake oat bars with sunflower seed butter and dairy-free chocolate chips: nut-free, egg-free, and made for lunchboxes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 10 bars
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (certified gluten-free if needed)
  • ¼ cup raw or roasted sunflower seeds (unsalted preferred)
  • 2 Tbsp chia seeds
  • ¼ cup mini dairy-free chocolate chips, plus extra for topping
  • ¾ cup sunflower seed butter (stir well if separated)
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Optional add-ins
  • ¼–½ cup dried fruit like cranberries, blueberries, or chopped apricots
  • Extra sunflower or pumpkin seeds
  • Pinch of cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment, leaving overhang on two sides.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the oats, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and chocolate chips.
  3. Add the sunflower seed butter, honey, vanilla, and salt. Stir hard until everything is evenly coated and sticky. It will be thick.
  4. Transfer to the pan and press down very firmly and evenly. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top and press them in.
  5. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, until firm (or freeze 30–45 minutes).
  6. Lift out with the parchment and slice into 10 bars.

Notes

Allergens: Contains: oats, sunflower seeds, chia seeds. Free of: peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs (use chocolate chips labeled free of milk and nuts).
Allergen info: Made without peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, or eggs. Check every label: the chocolate chips (choose ones labeled free of milk and nuts), the sunflower seed butter (look for a dedicated nut-free facility), and the oats (use certified gluten-free if needed). Sweetened with honey, so not for babies under 1.