Keto chocolate chip cookie bars made with only 6 ingredients. These easy no-bake cookie bars are grain-free, refined sugar-free and paleo friendly! A perfect healthier dessert recipe for the warm summer months.
Weโre officially GO for no-bake season here in Reno!
While I do bake even in the heat of the summer, I also love a great no-bake treat recipe.
The concept behind stirring up tasty ingredients in a bowl and having a treat ready in mere minutes is very attractive to me!
Because my Keto Edible Cookie Dough was such a hit last year, I figured I would kick off my own no-bake season with a very similar treat – no-bake keto chocolate chip cookie bars.
The idea is the same: itโs basically edible (eggless) cookie dough in bar form. It tastes JUST like regular cookie dough!
AND itโs sugar-free, low-carb, and jammed with healthy fat! Basically checks all my dessert boxes, and is ideal for those who follow a low-carb lifestyle.
How to Make Keto No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars:
These no-bake keto chocolate chip cookie bars are made with 6 ingredients: almond flour, almond butter, ghee (or coconut oil to make vegan), sugar-free sweetener, and chocolate chips.
Gather up all your ingredients. Add the almond butter and ghee to a mixing bowl and microwave it for 20 to 30 seconds, or until softened. You want these ingredients to be melty so that they stir easily.
Add the remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips to the mixing bowl and stir until well-combined. Once the dough is well-mixed, fold in the chocolate chips.
Transfer the cookie dough to a parchment-lined loaf pan (mine is 9โ x 5โ) and freeze for 1 hour. When youโre ready to serve, thaw, then use a sharp knife to cut squares.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer in a sealed container or bag.
OPTIONAL ADD-INS:
I love adding pure vanilla extract (1 tsp), ground cinnamon (ยฝ tsp), and sea salt (ยผ tsp) to these cookie bars. For me, these flavors yield a well-rounded, hyperpalatable dessert. To keep the ingredients list short, you can skip these optional add-ins but I do recommend the sea salt at a bare minimum).
Sweetener Options:
To keep this recipe keto, youโll need to use a zero-sugar sweetener, such as Monk Fruit Sweetener, Swerve, or Truvia. I use a Swerve Confectioners Sweetener and love the way the flavor and consistency of these bars turns out.
I have also tried the recipe using monk fruit sweetener and do love the texture but feel as though the flavor wasnโt quite there. In addition, I have tried Swerve Granular Sweetener (not the confectionerโs version) and the bars turned out a bit grainy. Still delicious, just not very smooth.
If you donโt use a zero-calorie confectioners sweetener, my next recommendation would be for you to use liquid stevia (I havenโt tested the recipe with Stevia yet, so Iโm not sure how much you would use), or a zero-sugar liquid sweetener.
If you go for a syrup sweetener (this includes pure maple syrup), be sure you offset the amount of sweetener with equal parts almond flour. For instance, if you use ยฝ cup syrup sweetener, add another ยฝ cup of almond flour.
Recipe Adaptations:
- Replace the almond flour with hazelnut flour.
- Substitute sunflower seed butter, peanut butter, or cashew butter for the almond butter.
- Use coconut oil instead of ghee (or grass-fed butter) if you’re sensitive to dairy. I will say, the ghee is pivotal in giving the bars that actual chocolate chip cookie dough flavor…because: butter.
- Add 2 scoops collagen peptides.
Thatโs it! Let these no-bake cookie bars be the easiest thing you make all spring and summer! Enjoy!
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More Keto Dessert Recipes:
- Keto Chia Pudding
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Low-Carb Carrot Cake
- Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- Keto Snickerdoodles
- Low-Carb Peanut Butter Fudge
Enjoy these easy no bake keto chocolate chip cookie bars!
No-Bake Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup ghee see note*
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar-free sweetener
- 1/2 cup sugar-free chocolate chips
Optional Add-ins:
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add the almond butter and ghee to a mixing bowl and microwave it for 20 to 30 seconds, or until softened. You want these ingredients to be very soft (or melted) so that they stir easily.
- Add the remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips to the mixing bowl and stir until well-combined. Once the dough is well-mixed, fold in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the cookie dough to a parchment-lined loaf pan (mine is 9โ x 5โ) and freeze for 1 hour. When youโre ready to serve, thaw, then use a sharp knife to cut squares.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer in a sealed container or bag.
Could I substitute coconut flour?
Hi Cathy! Unfortunately, coconut flour can’t be used as a 1:1 substitution for almond flour, as it absorbs four times the amount of liquid. You could make my Keto Coconut Flour Cookies (https://www.theroastedroot.net/keto-chocolate-chip-cookies-with-coconut-flour/) and turn them into bars instead of cookies. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Hope this helps! xo
Quick question…the nutritional info says “yields 8”, but then the serving size says “1 of 12”. So is the info based off 8 or 12 pieces?
Hi Mel! My apologies for the confusion! The nutrition information is based off of 12 equal-sized squares. Hope you enjoy! xoxo
Awesome bars I used swerve brown sugar and pecans on top, chips were Lilly’s Thank you
Ooooh I love it, Tera!! Thanks so much for letting me know…the Swerve brown sugar must have made them divine! xoxoxo
OMG These are so good. They def take away the sweet tooth cravings. Along with a cup tea I keep them in freezer until ready to eat. So good.
I’m so happy you like them, Mariellen!! xoxo
Hey Julia,
Where does ist state how much collagen to add to the mixture… Can’t seem to find that bit of info ..
Thanks,
Anna
I meant tree nut allergies!
We have free nut allergies here-what replaces the almond flour? Can you do coconut flour?
Thanks for all the great recipes! I’m so happy I found your website. ๐
net carbs?
Hi Justine,
I added the nutrition facts ๐
These look fantastic and I will try to make them. I like your site but dislike all the ads – I get that you need to monetize, but more than 3 is excessive.
Hi Melissa,
I appreciate the feedback! I’ll take that into consideration. ๐ xo