Coconut Date Bars

Great recipe. I didn’t have cashews, so I used macadamia nuts. After chilling, I decided to put melted chocolate on the tops with a light sprinkle of salt. I know my adult kids are going to love them, especially with coconut in them.

These were SO much better than I had expected. Loved them!

I love these! I followed the recipe but instead of making a square, I scooped out 1 TBSP flush packing it in and dropped it into a mini muffin tin to refrigerate. It made 12 bites! Perfect little snack!

I love these! I followed the recipe but instead of making a square, I scooped out 1 TBSP flush packing it in and dropped it into a mini muffin tin to refrigerate. It made 12 bites! Perfect little snack!

These are really good bars! I made the mistake of thinking that the recipe amount would fit into an 8x8 pan, however; and that resulted in paper thin bars! I instead pressed them into only half of the 8x8 pan, and that resulted in a bar with a decent thickness. So if you're wanting to be able to press this mixture into a pan, I would at least double (if not triple) the ingredients. I also added a pinch of salt and some vanilla extract. Would make these again, but probably in a double batch! Thank you!

Delicious. After reading all the reviews, I doubled the recipe, skipping the oil because the reviews mentioned this. When the mix started getting crumbly in the blender, I added 1/4 cup of honey. Then it was too sticky, so I added about 1C oatmeal and 1/4C chia to help soak it up. Greasing, pan, hands, spatula, before trying to get the mix out of the blended is helpful. I pressed it into a brownie pan, sprinkled the top with chocolate chips and melted them in a 350 oven for 10 minutes. Spread the chocolate and chill. The layer of hardened chocolate helps hold everything together.

Awesome, delicious and so easy to make. I just stuck everything in my nutribullet and voila!

These were very easy to make and they taste delicious. They are also very versatile so you won't get tired of the same flavor over and over again. They remind me of Larabars. I will use their flavors as ideas to make my own versions at home. I used raw whole almonds and pecans instead of cashews. I did add the coconut oil because it's good for you, but it doesn't need it hold together. The oil from the nuts is more than enough. Also, the dates make it sticky. The key here is to let the food processor go on(times will vary depending on the power of your processor) until the ingredients come together and form a ball. If you don't process the ingredients long enough, your mix might not stick together. Next time, I will skip the coconut oil because it made it a bit too greasy for me. Also, I might add unsweetened dried cherries or other fruits. Update: DO NOT add the oil. Even without the oil, the bars are oily/sticky enough. I made them again but folded in some dark chocolate mini chips and some chopped pecans to give it texture. Wow! Excellent. I'll add in some chopped almonds and some chopped dried cranberries or cherries next. Another idea would be dried apples and cinnamon...with or without raisins... Macadamias and white chocolate (though white chocolate isn't healthy, just add a bit)... Dried pineapples and mangoes... The possibilities are endless!!