Moist and sticky energy bars made with naturally sweet dates and no sugar added! Packed full of nutritious ingredients and topped with a dark chocolate shell - they are so delicious and good for you too!
1 ¼cups160g packed Terra Delyssa Delget Noor pitted dates
½cup60g walnuts
¼cup30g dried cranberries
¼cup30g shelled roasted pistachios
¼cup35g pumpkin seeds
¼cup20g unsweetened finely shredded coconut
3tablespoon18g cocoa powder
1tablespoon15ml Terry Delyssa Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil
½teaspoonpure vanilla extract
⅛teaspoonsea salt
Chocolate layer:
3oz85g dark chocolate
2teaspoon10ml Terry Delyssa Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil
For topping:
1tablespoonshelled chopped pistachios
1tablespoonchopped dried cranberries
1tablespoonpumpkin seeds
flaky sea salt
Instructions
Cover dates with boiling water and let soak for 5-10 minutes. Drain well.
Add dates to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until chunky.
Scrape down the bowl and add walnuts, dried cranberries, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, coconut and cocoa powder. Process again until mixture is chunky and slightly clumping. Add olive oil, vanilla and salt and pulse a few times until the mixture holds together in clumps.
Scrape the mixture into an 8x4 inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper and press it firmly and evenly into the base.
Melt dark chocolate gently in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water or microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between until chocolate is fully melted and smooth. Stir in olive oil. Pour over the bars, tilting pan so that the chocolate covers the bars evenly. Sprinkle chopped pistachios, dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds on top, then top with sea salt flakes. Refrigerate for 1 hour until the chocolate is set, then cut into 8 squares. Store covered in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.