Oatmeal Date Bars

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:

1. Add dates, nut butter and oats in food processor, pulse for 1 minute or until combined
2. 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.
3. Press dough with hands into 9x9 inch pan
4. Refrigerate for 30 mins then cut into bars (I like to individually wrap mine with saran wrap and store in fridge.
5. ENJOY!