Almond Date Bars

Almond Date Bars

Hi bakers! 

If you’ve never considered yourself a “date” person or even tried them before, I’m telling you, get on board! They are oh-so sweet and add a fantastic texture to dessert bars, cookies, etc, PLUS they are good for you…what?! 

These bars take a little work with your food processor, but you don’t have to bake them, which is the best part! Quick, delicious, protein-packed with almonds and almond butter, and curbs your sour-patch kid sugar craving with rich, dark chocolate drizzled on top.

Ingredients:

Crust

1 cup raw almonds

1 cup pitted soft dates

dash of sea salt

2 T. almond butter 

1 t. vanilla

2-4 T. water (to make dough less crumbly)

On top

1 cup dark chocolate

2 T. coconut oil

1 T. almond butter

Now, to make it:

1. Toss almonds into food processor and pulse until fine. Then add in dates, salt, almond butter, vanilla (If too crumbly, add in 1 tablespoon of water at a time).
2. Press almond/date dough into bottom of 8x8 pan. 
3. Melt on stove, coconut oil and chocolate, stirring constantly until fully melted. 
4. Pour evenly on top of dough.
5. Let harden in freezer for an hour or so before cutting into your bars. 
6. ENJOY!