If your weakness is a warm chocolate chip cookie, but you love a thick chewy bar texture, you have found your dessert. These chocolate chip blondie bars are gluten free, grain free, and dairy free. No refined sugar, just the good stuff – and they taste like heaven.
Perfecting the ultimate chocolatey blondie bar recipe has been on my list for forever and ever, but it’s taken so many tries to get them just right! Valentine’s Day felt like the perfect deadline to get it done.
They are HERE and these bars are a chunk of absolute heaven. Ingredients are simple, you probably already have them in your pantry! Check the notes section for substitutions / FAQs.
My biggest recommendation? Make a whole batch and don’t share. Wait, just kidding – that wouldn’t be very Valentine’s friendly. Share with your loved one or your mama or your neighbor, then make another batch. You’re gonna need extra of these babies around!
They are so, sooo good and honestly taste just as great cold from the fridge as they do when warmed up & gooey.
Tag me when you make these – I can’t wait to see! Find me on Instagram @justjessieb or leave a review below, I would love to hear what ya think!
Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup cashew butter
- 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil melted
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chunks
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line an 8" square glass baking dish with parchment paper to keep the bars from sticking, or grease well with melted butter or coconut oil.
- Combine the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl: coconut sugar, cashew butter, butter or coconut oil, egg, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients: almond flour, chocolate chips, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined.
- Transfer the mix to the lined baking dish and smooth over the top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the top is light golden brown.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before slicing into squares. I like to let them come to room temperature then transfer to the fridge for about 30 minutes so they firm up and don't fall apart when cutting. Store leftovers in the fridge, and enjoy chilled or warmed!
Notes
- Cashew butter can be substituted for any creamy nut butter. I like cashew for the best cookie dough flavor, but almond adds a nice nuttiness and sunbutter works well if you have a nut allergy. Peanut butter tastes so good too!
- For chocolate chips, I like Enjoy Life! We like to do a mix of half chips and half chunks for maximum chocolatey-ness. Any chocolate chips or chunks will do, and you could even chop up a chocolate bar if that’s what you have!
- Optional extra step: top with a drizzle of melted chocolate chips and a sprinkle of flakey sea salt!
28 Comments
Jessica
February 11, 2020 at 2:52 amThese look amazing! Do you have any suggestions for alternates for coconut sugar?… I don’t have that on hand and want to make ASAP! Haha!
Jessie B
February 11, 2020 at 5:18 pmHey!! Any granulated sugar would work – white sugar, brown sugar, turbinado, etc. Maple syrup would probably work too, but maybe use a little less so the batter isn’t too soft!
Christina
November 22, 2020 at 3:38 pmThis recipe came out amazing. I used peanut butter and the flavor is incredible. I warm up a piece with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.. the best treat. For a nut free option, what do you suggest as a swap for the almond flour?
Pam
February 11, 2020 at 2:33 pmThey look amazing! Thank you!
Jessie B
February 11, 2020 at 5:18 pmThank YOU!!
Kaitlyn
February 12, 2020 at 9:40 pmMade with brown sugar and sunflower seed butter since that’s what I had on hand. They were so good!
Jessie B
February 13, 2020 at 12:53 amLove hearing your substitutions, that’s sooo helpful! So happy you enjoyed! xo
Steph
February 13, 2020 at 1:13 amSo good!! I used half cashew butter and half peanut butter, I didn’t have quite enough coconut sugar but these came out divine! Will definitely make again. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
Jessie B
February 13, 2020 at 5:27 amYay!! So glad you liked them, Steph! xo
Dathan B.
February 18, 2020 at 5:16 amBest cookies by far!!!
Jessie B
February 18, 2020 at 5:26 amThanks Day!! ❤️
Sarah
March 6, 2020 at 3:40 amThese are amazing! I’ve made these twice and the texture is so chewy and the flavor is so so good. These are definitely my new favorite gluten free dessert!
Jessie B
March 19, 2020 at 5:16 amSooo happy you loved them!! Thank you so much!
Sarah
April 10, 2020 at 8:21 pmSo so easy to make and so delicious!! Chances are you’ll have all these ingredients on hand!! I will make again.
Jessie B
April 10, 2020 at 9:04 pmYes!! I always seem to have the ingredients for these – good but dangerous haha! So happy you love them!
Natalie
April 10, 2020 at 10:10 pmThese are SO good! I’ve made them a few times now. They’re perfect cold right out of the fridge, but my favorite way recently (prego cravings!) is warmed up for a few seconds and then topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream…YUM!
Jessie B
April 13, 2020 at 11:45 pmAhh that sounds so good!! I might need to make these again soon!! So happy you love them, Natalie!
Tina
April 10, 2020 at 10:50 pmThese are delicious and totally hit the spot as if they were not paleo!!! 🙂 Made them for my husband’s birthday and wrote his name in chocolate chips on top, which was silly but yummy. I baked for 20 and it looked all poofed up, but probably should have gone a bit more so the center was a smidge less gooey. But gooey was delicious too!
Jessie B
April 13, 2020 at 11:45 pmSo helpful sharing your baking time, Tina!! And so happy you guys loved them! xoxo
Amber
April 11, 2020 at 5:41 amI followed the recipe exactly. These are THE BEST paleo treats I’ve tried (and I’ve tried a lot)! My husband will beg me to make these at least every other week. I’m whipping up a few batches this weekend to leave on the doorstep of family and friends that we’re missing during this social distancing time. I’m confident they will be a hit with paleo and non-paleo eaters alike. Thank you Jessie!
Jessie B
April 13, 2020 at 11:50 pmAhh love this, you are so so kind to be leaving treats! So nice of you! And I’m so happy you love the blondies, they are a house favorite here too for sure!
Rachel
May 18, 2020 at 9:30 pmThese cookie dough bars are SO delicious. Used peanut butter instead since that is what we had on hand, and they came out great. A new family favorite treat! One of our new favorite recipes!
Jessie B
May 20, 2020 at 7:36 pmPerfect using peanut butter!! SO happy you love them!
Chloe
July 18, 2020 at 11:41 pmJust made these and they were absolutely phenomenal. Tasted like a delicious thicker cookie cake!! My 8 and 9 year old nephews LOVED them as did my sister who said she wanted an entire pan for herself – and they don’t even eat paleo. These do not taste healthy AT ALL and you could trick anyone with them. Ugh so good!!!!!!!
Selina Casso
November 14, 2020 at 9:16 pml have made these on numerous occasions and they are a family/friend favorite. I’m making them after I leave this review. Actually going to make a few batches to share with family members. Thanks for this yummy recipe.
Jessie B
November 18, 2020 at 7:21 pmAhh the best feedback, thank you SO much!! I’m so happy you love them, Selina!
Lisa
January 25, 2021 at 6:40 pmThese are delicious!! I went ahead and made two batches even though it was my first time to make them, and I’m SO glad I did! I’m sure at least one pan of these will be gone when my boys get home from school today haha! These taste like an indulgent dessert while using cleaner ingredients. Perfect chewy consistency for a blonde too!
Kayla
July 26, 2021 at 12:43 amThese are soooo good! We make them at least once a week!