Raw Energy Bars With Dates

This is an organic date orange bar i found on my lunch break at the local organic store.

Raw energy bars with dates.

Because dates are so sweet dates provide the perfect natural alternative to added sugars in any date recipe. These raw energy bars are just one answer of many. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Nuts can be used raw or roasted roasting adds toasty and nutty flavour to the bars.

The bars can be eaten straight from the fridge or freezer and will be firm but chewy. Mine disappeared in a. The consistency should still be fairly dry. Add a little water at time until it forms a dough ball in the food processor.

Look at all those ingredients. Press into the pan and cut into squares. Pulse again adding water a little at a time until mixture makes a moist but not sticky dough. Derived from a famous raw food bar and the ultimate in foodie this is a great snack for the active lifestyle and impressive to hand out to others.

Pulse the chopped dates nuts cocoa powder and salt in a food processor and process until the texture is coarse. Store these bars in an air tight container in fridge for a week or in freezer for up to 3 months. Pitted dates water raw almond cacao powder the ultimate mnb energy bar move nourish believe boiling water dough dates cranberries medjool dates rolled oats and 7 more. In fact dates are such a great source of natural sugar they have been processed to make natural sweeteners such as date juice date sugar dehydrated dates date paste ground dates and even diced dates that you can add to recipes you want to sweeten up naturally.

Take a typical energy bar even a raw one. The base of these energy bars is medjool dates sunflower seeds and cashews if nut allergies are a problem simply use all sunflower seeds and omit cashews. 20 organic medjool dates pitted and chopped 2 cups raw cashew nuts 1 2 cup hazelnuts 1 2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 3 4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tbsp. Chill for at least an hour in the refrigerator.

Coconut date bars are filled with almonds and cashews for an easy on the go snack filled with protein giving you energy for hiking or a busy day. Store the bars in the fridge for several weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months. One of the main themes of this website is to try and move people far and wide away from the extreme reliance we seem to have on overly processed foods. Room temperature bars are perfectly fine to eat and can be kept in a lunch bag or backpack all day but will be more soft and paste like.

Place dates cashews cocoa powder almonds and sea salt in a food processor. Using tahini as a binder as opposed to peanut butter or almond butter keeps these bars nut free as well. Vanilla extract 3 tbsp.