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Last Updated on April 30, 2025
Every single time I go to the store, I break down and eat a Lara bar. Now, this would be ok, if I could eat nuts but my silly self cannot eat nuts (well ones that are not soaked and dehydrated) so I break out with a rash on my hands horribly and Mr. Bejelly gives me THE LOOK. I hate getting the look and seriously, I don’ t know why I keep punishing myself so I had a tough conversation with myself and said “Girl, stop eating nuts and just make some Nut-free Chocolate Date Bars.”
I wish I would have done this sooner because this recipe is crazy easy, requires no baking and is the perfect sweetness. I ate way too many and was happy we had company over who demolished the rest.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of raw unsalted pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup of raw unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup of shredded unsweetened coconut
- 4 tablespoons of Cocoa powder
- 3/4 lb of Delget dates
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Place the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, shredded coconut, cocoa powder and sea salt in food processor.
- Process for 1 minute.
- Add in the vanilla and 1/4 of the dates. Process for 1 minute.
- Add 1/4 more dates and process for 1 minute.
- Repeat until the dates are gone.
- Press the crumble into a pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
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I am so with you on the nuts, they have to be soaked and dehydrated! And so many pre-packeaged bars have nuts! But these look awesome:)
Thanks Sarah!
You can’t even try to hide it when your hands give it away like that! Good idea to make your own that won’t cause a reaction.
I think these would be a great lunchbox treat, although I would have to snag a few for myself.
Mmmm, this sounds good!
Sounds good, I am looking for homemade bar recipes because it it too expensive to buy them at the store!
Sounds awesome and a perfect treat for the lunchboxes I will be packing in a few weeks.
These sound yummy
We’ve made a “raw brownie” recipe before that is similar to this – but this looks like it has a bit more texture with the seeds. I think we will have to try these next time!
Is the recipe missing something? I do not see coconut listed.
Summer, thanks so much for your comment! It is missing coconut shreds. I updated the recipe 🙂
These look delicious and I can’t wait to try them! Are you getting 10 bars out of a 9×13 pan? I’m thinking these might be perfect for an outing I have coming up. 🙂
I got way more than that Rachel. My pan was 8 x 12 and I cut them into 2 x3 pieces. I got roughly 20 bars.
These are pretty yummy! Can you let me know how long they can be stored? Can you store them outside the fridge or is it best to store in the fridge
Yes, you can store in the fridge for up to a week.
I tried this recipe yesterday, and it is delicious! Great flavor. I did have a problem with them crumbling when I tried to cut one. I’m going to take them out of the pan and add a bit more of some type of binding agent, probably maple syrup or honey, then press back in the pan and refrigerate again. I think this will take care of the problem. Perhaps my dates were dryer and that is why they didn’t stick together. Again, the taste is great, and I will definitely use this recipe again!