Date, cocoa and seed bars

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!