Chocolate Chip Date Nut Bars
Make your own chocolate chip date nut bars with only 5 ingredients and save money in the process! You won't need to spend money buying expensive energy or snack bars once you see how easy it is!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 3 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup nuts, chopped ((I use cashews and almonds))
- 1 1/3 cups pitted dates, packed
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbs cocoa powder
- 3 tbs chocolate chips
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Soak dates in warm water for 10 minutes to soften, longer if dates seem dry. Remove dates and reserve liquid. (See Note 1 below.)
- 2
Add nuts to food processor and process until nuts are small pieces.
- 3
Pour chopped nuts into a bowl and mix with cocoa, salt, and chocolate chips. Set aside.
- 4
Add dates to food processor and process until it is a paste.
- 5
Add date paste to the nut mixture and mix well.
- 6
If mixture is too dry and isn't sticking together, add reserved date liquid, 1 teaspoon at a time, mixing well after each addition until everything just begins to stick together. (See Note 2 below.)
- 7
Using the back of a spoon, press date nut mixture firmly into a parchment lined 8x8 pan or loaf pan, spreading evenly and to the edges.
- 8
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into bars.
- 9
Store bars in the refrigerator. (See Note 3 below.)