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date bar - juicy and chocolaty

Date Bars

Diana Kostrov
These no-bake chocolate date bars are sweet, salty, crunchy, and rich—basically everything you crave at 4PM. Quick to make, gut-friendly, and dangerously addictive.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine fusion
Servings 28 pieces

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Mold - English cake baking dish or Pyrex
  • parchment paper
  • Silicone spatula or spoon
  • Fridge
  • Optional: Microwave or bain marie - for melting chocolate

Ingredients
 

Bottom layer
  • 50 g raw hazelnuts
  • 50 g raw peanuts
  • 200 g Medjool dates (stone free (or other type, need to be soft and juicy))
  • 1 tsp organic cacao powder
  • 2 tsp natural peanut butter
Upper layer
  • 100 g vegan dark chocolate chips / bar
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • Sliced blanched almonds (slightly crushed)
  • ¼ tsp flaky salt

Instructions
 

  • Crush the nuts slightly: Add the hazelnuts and peanuts to a food processor, give some pulses until it crumbles.
  • Blend with the dates: Add the dates, and pulse a few times, until it unites with the nuts.
  • Add flavors and bind: Add the cacao powder and peanut butter, pulse until it unites and is well combined. It’s ok if it’s still a bit crumbly.
  • Shape the base: Transfer to a mold, lined with parchment paper, using a silicon spatula.
  • Flatten and chill: Flatten it using the spatula, make sure it is tight and even leveled and transfer to the fridge.
  • Melt chocolate topping: Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a little bowl, melt it in the microwave in 30-second intervals, or use a bain marie.
  • Top and freeze: Spill over the bottom layer and spread it with the spatula, making sure it is leveled. Sprinkle the crushed almonds and flaky salt and transfer to the freezer for up to 10 minutes.
  • Slice and store: Transfer to the fridge for an hour, then take out and slice into thin bars.

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Notes

  1. Keep in the fridge, they’ll be good there for up to a week.
  2. You can roll the base into balls instead of bars for bite-sized snacks.
  3. Want protein bars? Add a scoop of your fave plant protein powder (reduce nuts slightly).
  4. Nut-free version: use sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and tahini instead.