Raspberry Chocolate Cake Bars
With the beginning of February here, I find myself getting all lovey and craving romantically romantic chocolate desserts! This dessert definitely fits the bill! Somewhere between a brownie and cake, I decided to call them cake bars! The combo of raspberry and chocolate is seriously a match that was made for Valentine’s Day! So, impress your loved one (or yourself 
) with this delicious HEALTHY dessert! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
Raspberry Chocolate Cake Bars
Author: Amy Clevenger, fantastically-fit.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
Cake Bar
- 2 cups Oat Flour
- 3 tablespoons Cacao Powder (or Unsweetened Cocoa Powder)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- ½ cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
- ⅓ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ⅓ cup Coconut Oil, melted
- 3 tablespoons Honey
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips
Raspberry Frosting
- 8 oz ⅓ Less Fat Cream Cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- ¼ cup Swerve Powdered Sugar Substitute (Swerve is a natural sweetener that has zero calories, is non-glycemic, non-GMO and all natural)
- 1-2 tablespoons Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (only use if frosting is too thick)
- ¾ cup raspberries
Instructions
Cake Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray a 9x13 pyrex dish with non-stick spray.
- In one bowl mix your dry ingredients and set aside.
- With your mixer or food processor, mix all the wet ingredients until fully combined.
- Then slowly pour in the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the pyrex dish and spread evenly.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes
Raspberry Frosting
- Blend all the ingredients until smooth and creamy.
- Once bars cool, frost with the frosting and cut into bars.
- If you are not using frosting these are GREAT served warm!
- Store frosted bars in refrigerator.
Notes
These cupcakes are great both with and without the frosting. In fact, without the frosting they are VEGAN!
I got all my non-perishable items including the Swerve Powdered Sugar Substitute, Cacao Powder, and Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips from vitacost.com. Use this link to save $10 off your first purchase of $30.
I got all my non-perishable items including the Swerve Powdered Sugar Substitute, Cacao Powder, and Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips from vitacost.com. Use this link to save $10 off your first purchase of $30.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: Makes approximately 20 cake bars
Ooooh girl! These look great! Ever since I met you at the LA Fit Expo and you suggested the Quest White Chocolate Raspberry bars, I’ve been on a Chocolate – Raspberry kick like no other! I’ll have to try these out and also try that Swerve you mentioned! Looks delicious. I also have a Raspberry Frosted Brownie Bites Recipe I just posted as well
Tis the season apparently!
Yours look great too! Very similar idea. Raspberry and chocolate anything is an A+ in my book