Date Nut Cacao Coconut Energy Bar

Date Nut Cacao Coconut Energy Bar are nutritious and no sugar energy bar, quick and easy to make and loaded with goodness of dates, walnuts, coconut and cacao powder. They are no cook bar and can be enjoyed as a guilt free treat at any time of the day. They are gluten free and can be refrigerated in an air tight container for 10-15 days.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, gluten free, lunchbox, Snack, sweet

Cuisine Global

Keyword butter, cacao powder, dates, desiccated coconut, energy bar, gluten free, healthy sweet, healthydessert, kids, lunchbox treat, no sugar, Sweet, walnuts

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

resting time 30 minutes

Servings bars

Calories 100kcal

Equipment

food processor or chopper or grinder
knife
measuring ruler
baking paper
flat tray
spoon
flat spatula

Ingredients

2 cup dates or around 20 . ( I had used medjool dates)
1.5 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup walnut or any nut of your choice such as almonds, cashew nut, pistachio, hazelnut
5 tbsp cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tbsp melted butter or coconut oil or ghee. I had taken salted butter
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

In a food processor or chopper or mixer grinder take chopped dates, walnuts, desiccated coconut, cacao powder and salt. Adding salt balanced the sweetness of dates and enhances the flavor of cacao powder.
Pulse them all together till everything is chopped very finely and blended well.
Add melted butter. Blend again. (You can also add melted ghee or coconut oil in place of butter. To make vegan use coconut oil).
Blend till everything comes together and ground well. The , butter, oil from the walnut and stickiness of carrot will bring them together when taken in hand and pressed. (If you want to have crunch in every bite of the bar then chop few walnuts from the above quantity and mix to the mixtured after removing from the food processor).
With the help of spatula remove the mixture on baking paper. Spread and shape to a square and smoothen the surface with the help of spatula.
The mixture is smoothen and shaped well. Transfer the baking paper on a flat tray and cover with another butter paper or cling wrap and refrigerate for a minium of 30 minutes.
With the help of a ruler,make a cut at equal distance and then with a sharp knife cut into equal length as shown.
Now similarly cut into equal sizes horizontally.
Carefully separate and remove the pieces.
Enjoy the no cooked or no bake energy bar as a sweet cravings at any time of the day. The bar can be refrigerated in an airtight container for 15 days. They are a healthy lunch box treat.

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