Dessert for 8

Cherry Chocolate Cookie Dough Bars

Name: Cherry Chocolate Cookie Dough Bars
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup plain cashews; 1/3 cup rolled oats; 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon coconut flour; 1 pinch kosher salt; 1/4 ripe medium banana; 3 1/2 tbsp maple syrup; 1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/3 cup dried montmorency cherries

$2.55for 475 minServes 8

These no-bake bars blend cashews, oats, banana, cherries, and chocolate before chilling in a square pan.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 4.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.15Typical price
	Oats, 1 oz$0.10/oz typical	1 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Bananas, a little$0.62/lb typical	a little	$0.04Typical price
	Cherries, 0.1 lb$4.99/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.52Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.09

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperHoney or maple syrupCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

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75 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Dairy-free Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.64 per serving$2.55 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup plain cashews
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 pinch kosher salt
1/4 ripe medium banana
3 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup dried montmorency cherries

Steps

Grind the cashews, oats, coconut flour, and salt in a food processor until finely crumbly.
Add the banana, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and vanilla, then process until a sticky dough forms.
Stir in the dried cherries and chocolate chips.
Press the dough firmly into an oiled 8-inch square pan.
Chill the bars for 60 minutes, then cut them into pieces.