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Last Updated on December 6, 2020
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.
Nut-free Chocolate Date Bars
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.