No Bake Date Bars Recipes

HEALTHY NO BAKE SNACK BARS

Steps:

• Toss everything into a food processor and process until the mixture starts to go smooth and clump into a ball. The dates will be all chopped up but you'll still have bits of nut.
• Turn the mixture out into an 8 or 9 inch square dish lined with parchment paper. Use your hands to firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the dish. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove the bars from the pan and cut into pieces using a sharp knife. Enjoy these bars cold or frozen. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge or freezer.

DATE BARS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, cook filling ingredients over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool 5 minutes.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, stir brown sugar and butter until well mixed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt until crumbly. Press half of the crumb mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture; press lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool 5 minutes in pan on cooling rack. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows while warm.

HEALTHY 5-INGREDIENT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a "dough" like consistency. (Mine rolled into a ball.)
• Optional step: Toast your oats (and almonds if raw) in a 350-degree F (176 C) oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Otherwise, leave them raw - I prefer the toasted flavor.
• Place oats, almonds and dates in a large mixing bowl - set aside.
• Warm maple syrup (or agave or honey) and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir and pour over oat mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates to disperse throughout.
• Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to an 8x8-inch baking dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan might work, but will yield thicker bars // adjust size of pan if altering batch size).
• Press down firmly until uniformly flattened - I use something flat, like a drinking glass, to press down and really pack the bars, which helps them hold together better.
• Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, and let firm up in fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove bars from pan and chop into 10 even bars (or 9 squares // as original recipe is written). Store in an airtight container for up to a few days. I kept mine in the freezer to keep them extra fresh, but it isn't necessary.

HOMEMADE NO-BAKE ENERGY BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except chocolate chips I a food processor and process until combined and sticky.Add chocolate chips and mix until combined.Scrape the mixture into an 8*8-inch (20*cm) baking dish, press evenly.Refrigerate for at least one hour or until set.Cut into bars.Notes:These energy bars can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.In this recipe you can use any kind of nuts: walnuts, cashew, almonds etc.In this recipe you can use any nut butter: peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter and more.In the video you can see I processed all the ingredients together, but for better results, I would suggest processing only the dates first and then all the ingredients together.Other recipe you may like:Chia Pudding - 5 Easy & Healthy RecipesHealthy Apple Oatmeal Snack CakeOvernight Oats - 5 Easy Healthy RecipesHealthy Homemade GranolaNo-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars