Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars

With no refined sugar + made with nutritious ingredients, these no-bake Peanut Butter Date Oat Bars are a healthy and satisfying snack choice. These bars can be made vegan by using vegan chocolate.

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Prep Time 15

Soaking + Chilling 2 30

Total Time 2 45

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine British

Servings - 8 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

You can make bliss balls from the mixture, minus the chocolate.

Nutrition

Calories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 11gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 578mgFiber: 6gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 52IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 2mg

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