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Vanilla Almond Date Bars with Chocolate

Chewy, date-sweetened pressed bars with crunchy toasted almonds, creamy almond butter, warm vanilla and pockets of melty chocolate.

Vanilla Almond Date Bars with Chocolate

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup whole90 gAlmonds
  • 4 dates96 gMedjool dates, pittedroughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp48 gAlmond butter, no salt added
  • 2½ tbsp15 gSweetened shredded coconut
  • 3 tbsp30 gSemisweet chocolate chips
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a small loaf pan with parchment.
  2. Spread the almonds on a sheet of parchment on a baking tray and toast for 8 to 10 minutes until fragrant. Let cool for 10 minutes.
  3. Coarsely chop the toasted almonds by hand or pulse briefly in a food processor; set aside a quarter of them for the topping.
  4. In a food processor, blend the dates, almond butter, vanilla and salt into a sticky paste.
  5. Add the remaining three-quarters of the chopped almonds and the coconut and pulse until combined but still chunky.
  6. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
  7. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the lined pan, then sprinkle the reserved quarter of the almonds on top and press them in.
  8. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm, then lift out and cut into 4 bars.

Check labels: Vegan when you buy semisweet chocolate chips labeled vegan.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy semisweet chocolate chips made without milk.

Contains: Tree nuts. Some brands contain milk, soy.

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