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| Date, cocoa and seed bars |
These bars are delicious and a favourite of my husbands, they are so easy to make and a good little energy snack with no refined cane sugar. Perfect for when you want something sweet. You can put whatever nuts and seeds in you like, same with the spices too. I just love chocolate and orange together with a little cardamon, Yum!
Date, cocoa and seed bars
270g dates
4 T or 40g coconut oil
4 T dutch good quality cocoa ( you could probably use cacao powder too)
1-2 T maple syrup or honey
1/2 tsp ground cardamon or cinnamon
zest one orange - optional
3-4 T ground linseed
1/4 tsp flaky salt
100g sunflower seeds
50g pumpkin seeds
30g linseed
50g coconut flakes
Almonds and hazelnuts are also nice - just substitute some of the seeds out - use no more than 250g total
Roast the sunflower, pumpkin and coconut until lightly browned and well roast any nuts you are using. Cool. Chop the nuts roughly if using.
Place top 8 ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and blend until the dates are a paste.
Transfer into a bowl. Add toasted seeds and linseeds
Mix well until all ingredients are combined
Press into a lined tin, it holds it shape well so press to whatever thickness you like. You could roll into balls too and into cocoa if you wish.
Makes about 20 bars
Would freeze well if they last that long!
