Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars
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Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars
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No-Bake Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars! Simple ingredients, quick and sooo delicious. Vegan, paleo and a great healthy treat. All you need is a food processor and about 30 minutes!
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Ingredients
for the bars:
- 11-12 Medjool dates 1 cup packed, pitted and soaked for 5 minutes, drained.
- 2 cups nuts I used a mix of almonds, pecans, and cashews
- 1/4 cup cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 tsp pure mint extract
green layer:
- 1/4 cup coconut butter
- 2 tsp matcha
chocolate coating:
- 10 oz dairy free dark chocolate* chopped (one heaping cup of chips)
- 1/2 TBS coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp pure mint extract
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Instructions
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with parchment paper, or use a silicone square pan placed on baking sheet, set aside.
- In a food processor add drained/pitted dates and nuts. Process until dates and nuts have broken down, and only small pieces of nuts can be seen (you can see in the pictures above). Mixture should be slightly sticky. If it feels really dry, add 1-2 TBS water and pulse to combine.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan, pressing evenly into all corners and press down flat. Place pan in freezer for 15-30 minutes to chill bars.
- As the bars have almost finished chilling, prepare the toppings: warm the coconut butter in microwave, about 10 seconds, until smooth, then stir in matcha powder. If your coconut butter is already spreadable you can skip this step. In a medium microwave safe bowl melt dark chocolate and coconut oil together in 20 second increments, stirring in between until fulling melted. Careful not to burn the chocolate.
- Once bars have completely chilled, cut into 16 squares. Place squares on parchment lined baking sheet. Start spreading on the matcha coconut butter onto each square in a thin layer, about 1 teaspoon.
- Next drizzle chocolate over bars in zigzag fashion with spoon. OR place bars on fork and dip into bowl of chocolate, coating with spoon. Gently lift bars from bowl and place back onto lined baking sheet. The chocolate will set on the chilled bars, but you can pop in the fridge to quicken the process. Once the chocolate has set, the bars are ready to enjoy!
Notes
- *If only drizzling the bars with chocolate, you should only need about 4oz total. If coating all of the bars fully in chocolate, you will need about 14oz of chocolate.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1/16th
Calories
213kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/16th | |
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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