Author Notes
Made with four ingredients and sweetened with dates, these simple no bake bars are a vegan & gluten free healthy snack bar everyone loves! —Megan Olson
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups
dates, pitted
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1 1/2 cups
unsalted peanuts
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1 cup
chocolate chips
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place peanuts on a baking sheet and roast 8 minutes until fragrant.
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Meanwhile soak dates 10 minutes in warm water while peanuts are roasting and line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
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In a food processor, add dates, peanuts and salt. Pulse several times to break up the ingredients.
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Add 1/4 of the chocolate chips to the mixture then process until a clumpy mixture forms.
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Transfer the mixture to the pan and press the mixture firmly into the pan filling all corners of the pan.
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Melt the remaining 3/4 of cup of chocolate chips in a glass bowl over boiling water. Pour melted chocolate over the bars and use a baking spatula to spread it into an even layer over the bars.
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Cover the bars and refrigerate 1-2 hours to set.
Remove, cut into 15 bars and devour!
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