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    Home » Chocolate » No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars

    Aug 31, 2015 • Chocolate, Snacks, Sweets

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    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

    Seems only appropriate to share some more no-bake bars with late summer berries. Berries and bars… they’re making an appearance quite often here on the bloggy! The last no-bake bar recipe was those decadently messy Double Chocolate Brownie Bars… which you guys seemed to love, just like me, and after last week’s post about wine popsicles (and my thoughts on alcohol), let’s keep going with the sweet things, shall we? 

    These No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars are filled with chia seeds and blueberries AND…. a layer of melted chocolate. Just because. 

    The obsession with chia seeds continues. By now, most people know that chia seeds provide an abundance of nourishing nutrients including fiber, iron, plant protein, calcium, omega’s and the feeling of “fullness” as they expand and absorb liquid. Buy my favorite chia seeds here. Plus, they help to make perfect homemade jam in like 5 minutes, without the corn syrup and nasties found in store-bought jam/jelly. For a fall-inspired chia jam check out my Cranberry Raisin Chia Seed Jam – perfect on toast, stirred into coconut yogurt or swirled into smoothie bowls.

    Fun fact: “chia” is the maya word for “strength”.

    Vegan and gluten-free no-bake snacks/desserts just make life easier as their is no cooking involved – just melting, in this case! They’re a good thing to have on hand in the freezer when cravings arise, because they always do, right? With a touch of berry sweetness, a pop of chocolate and the comforting taste of oats – these bars make a nice, light breakfast or quick, sweet snack. I’m always on the lookout for new no-bake bar recipes so these are now at the top of my list.

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars - vegan and gluten free - chewy, sweet and packed with nourishing fiber, plant protein, iron and calcium. Perfect light breakfast or healthy snack. From The Glowing Fridge.

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    No-Bake Blueberry Chia Jam Bars

    • Prep Time: 20
    • Total Time: 180
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    Bottom Oat Layer

    • 1 cup gluten free oats (or oat flour)
    • 1 cup soft medjool dates (soak in warm water for 10 minutes if not soft)
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 cup gluten free oats (added at the end; for texture)
    • 1 tablespoon chia seeds (helps bind the mixture together)

    Middle Chocolate Layer

    • 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips, melted (I like the Enjoy Life brand)

    Top Chia Jam Layer

    • 1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup (or any sticky sweetener)
    • 3 tablespoons chia seeds

    Instructions

    1. If you don’t have oat flour, add 1 cup of gluten-free rolled oats to your food processor and blend until ground into a flour-like consistency. Add in the soft medjool dates, water, vanilla and salt. Blend until well combined. Add in the chia seeds and 1/4 cup oats. Pulse a few times until just combined.
    2. Line a 9″x5″ loaf pan with parchment paper. Transfer oat layer to loaf pan and press down into an even layer. Set aside.
    3. Rinse out food processor.
    4. Combine all ingredients for the chia jam layer in the food processor. Blend until well combined. Let the mixture stand about 10 minutes.
    5. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth. Pour over top the oat layer and spread out evenly with a spoon. This layer is very thin.
    6. After the chia jam mixture has been sitting for about 10 minutes to thicken up, pour over top the chocolate layer and spread out evenly.
    7. Freeze for 2-3 hours until firm.
    8. Let defrost for about 10 minutes after removing it from the freezer and then cut into small squares.
    9. Leftovers should be kept in the freezer.
    10. Enjoy!


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    • Serving Size: 10

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    1. Julia

      February 23, 2018 at 7:46 am

      Hello! Thank you so very much for this recipe. I am a raw vegan plant-based chef. Along with my own raw food business I am a corporate plant-based chef and developing a fabulous Superfoods program. I made these delicious Blueberry Chia Jam Bars this week and they were delicious! Instead of the chocolate chips, I made a raw Cacao ganache for the middle layer. I also added a blueberry vanilla cream and fresh blueberries for plating. DELICIOUS!

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    2. Diana

      October 20, 2017 at 7:02 pm

      Can you make this with a blender or do you need a food processor?

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      • Shannon Leparski

        October 22, 2017 at 12:30 pm

        Hi Diana,

        A blender should be fine but I sometimes find that if I don’t have enough liquid or substance in the blender it can have a really difficult time blending (depending on the size of the blender jar, too) and with a food processor, it’s much easier with less liquid-like substances. It’s possible though, you may just have to stop blending every few seconds and push down the stuff on the sides to make sure its all blending. Hope this helps!

        xo,
        Shannon

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    3. Abby

      August 31, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      Just made these – yum! I could’ve eaten the oat base with a spoon…oh wait…I did 🙂

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      • Shannon Leparski

        September 02, 2015 at 10:41 pm

        I know – I kind of love the base more than anything!! Well, maybe not more than the chocolate layer but I definitely eat the base by itself too 😉

        xx,
        Shannon

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