Oatmeal Date Bars
These couldn’t be easier to make! No baking, no fuss. Just get our your ingredients, a food processor and 9x9 inch pan and you’re over half-way done!
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m almost alwaaaaays hungry! I need snacks in between meals that will give me energy, but not get me too full and sometimes I don’t want to snack on carrots or celery! I’ve been trying to master no-bake energy bites of all kinds, so I wanted to get into BARS!
Easy-peezy and you’ll have yummy bars to last you for the next couple weeks!
Hope you enjoy!
Makes: 10-12 bars
Time: 5-10 mins, plus 30 mins to chill
Ingredients:
2 cups pitted dates (I get these in the bulk section for the best deal)
1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut (Bob’s Red Mill brand is the best)
2 t. cinnamon
1 T. ground flax seed
1/4 cup chia seeds
Delicious, but optional:
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Add dates, nut butter and oats in food processor, pulse for 1 minute or until combined
- Add all other ingredients, mix for 30 seconds, use spatula to scrap dough from sides, then mix again for another 30 seconds to a minute until all ingredients are fully combined.
- Press dough with hands into 9x9 inch pan
- Refrigerate for 30 mins then cut into bars (I like to individually wrap mine with saran wrap and store in fridge.
- ENJOY!
