With no refined sugar and made with nutritious ingredients, these no-bake Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars are a healthy and satisfying snack choice. They are soft and a little chewy, and the flavour combo of peanut butter, dates AND chocolate is one of the best out there.
Whether you have one with your morning coffee or with the kids afterschool, these bars will give you an energy and concentration boost until the next meal comes around. I even have a way to make this recipe suitable for little ones 12 months and over.
These bars are easy to make, you don’t need to be good at baking to make them, but you will need a food processor. These can be made vegan by using vegan chocolate.
The Stars of my Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars
Dates
You really MUST use Medjool dates for this recipe, the regular kind are just not going to cut it. You need the natural caramel notes and texture that only Medjool dates can bring.
The recipe states to soak the dates in hot water for 30 minutes, DO NOT skip this step! The dates need to soften before you blend them in the food processor or you will have a lumpy mixture.
Peanut Butter
You’ll need a smooth peanut butter and ideally one that’s on the runnier side as opposed to a very thick one.
Oats
You’ll need regular rolled oats for these bars. I like to incorporate oats in my homemade snacks as much as possible because of their nutritional value. Oats contain antioxidants that protect against heart disease. They are also a good source of fibre and protein, and are high in many vitamins and minerals.
Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is one of the healthier fats you can cook and bake with. We’re just going to use a little coconut oil in the oat base, and also in the chocolate topping. Using it in the base it will help to set the mixture when you chill it. When you melt it with the chocolate for the topping, as well as helping it set it will give you a shiner chocolate.
Sweetener
You can use either honey or agave, and we will only be adding 2 tablespoons as we’re using dates which are naturally sweet.
Storing these Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars
You can store these bars in an air-tight container in the fridge for one week.
More on safe food storage and reheating.
Diet Details
My Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars are gluten, diary and egg-free. They are also suitable for vegetarians and vegans if you use vegan chocolate chips.
Making these Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars Suitable for Baby Weaning
Instead of using the peanut butter date oat mixture for bars, you could roll the mixture into bliss balls and leave off the chocolate. These would be suitable for 12 months +. You could do this with half the mixture and the other half use a small loaf tin or food container to make bars topped with chocolate.
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Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars
Ingredients
FOR THE OAT BASE
- 200 g medjool dates
- 190 g smooth peanut butter, go for a runnier one
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave
- 40 g coconut oil, melted
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 95 g rolled oats
FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Soak your dates in hot kettle water for 30 mins, drain and remove the stones. Add the dates to your food processor along with all the peanut butter, honey/agave, coconut oil and cinnamon. Blend on high until smooth and thick like a dough.
- Tip the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the oats. Work the oats through using a spatula. Transfer the mixture into a lined, rectangular loaf tin. Press the mixture down firmly into an even layer, really packing it down. Set aside.
- Melt the chocolate chips with the 1 tablespoon of coconut oil in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir well and microwave again in 20 second increments until mostly melted. Stir until fully melted and smooth.
- Pour the chocolate over the oat base and gently tilt the tin side to side so the chocolate evenly covers it. Cover with clingfilm and chill for at least 2 hours before slicing into 8 rectangular bars or 6 larger squares. Store in an air tight container in the fridge for 1 week.
Baby & Toddler
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