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Date and nut bars topped with blackberries on parchment paper.
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No Bake Healthy Date Nut Bars

These no bake Healthy Date Nut Bars topped with berries are made with whole ingredients for a healthy treat everyone will love. Gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free treat!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 bars
Calories 192kcal
Author Tessa

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (195g) dates pitted and halved
  • ½ cup (80g) raw cashews
  • 2 tablespoons (10g) gluten-free oats
  • 2-3 pinches salt
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoons (12g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup room temperature
  • 1 ½-2 cups (~6oz) fresh blackberries halved lengthwise

Instructions

  • Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a food processor, place dates, cashews, oats, and salt. Process until "dough" comes together and cashews are in small pieces. If your mixture is not coming together, add a teaspoon of water.
  • Press mixture into the bottom of prepared pan into an even layer. In a small bowl add cooled coconut oil, cocoa powder, and maple syrup. Stir until cocoa powder is dissolved. Pour chocolate mixture over the nut mixture in the pan. Use the back of a spoon to spread into an even layer.
  • Press berries on top of chocolate layer until covered. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
  • Using the parchment as handles, remove from pan. Slice with a sharp knife into squares.

Notes

To store: Keep the no-bake bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days if topped with fruit. If not topped with fruit, keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week. 
    • The best way to press the date-nut mixture into the pan is by using an extra piece of parchment paper.  
    • The longer the date squares chill in the refrigerator the better they will firm up. 
    • Due to the coconut oil in the chocolate layer, they will eventually get melty at room temperature. Keep chilled.
Variations: Feel free to top your bars with blueberries, halved raspberries, cherries, or sliced strawberries. Instead of fruit, sprinkle sea salt, coconut flakes, seeds, and chocolate chips or leave as a plain chocolate topping.
Inspired by Martha Stewart's Strawberry Oat Bars.

Nutrition

Serving: 1square | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 353mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg