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The ingredients needed to make Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars:
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups Rolled oats
- Get 1 packed cup Pitted dates
- Take 1/4 cup Good quality honey (or agave syrup)
- Get 1/4 cup Creamy peanut butter (or almond/ cashew butter)
- Take 1 cup Raw or toasted mixed nuts (I used almonds, pistachios and pecans)
The base ingredients for date nut bars. Sweet dates are what makes these bars naturally sweet with just a little bit of honey added. The dates get mashed up in the food processor and then mixed with honey, peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chips and other high energy fixin's. Need the recipe to be nut-free?
Steps to make Healthy No-Bake Oatmeal, Dates And Assorted Nuts Energy Bars:
- Chop the assorted nuts and keep aside.
- Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (this may take about 1 minute or so). It should form a “dough” like consistency and will roll into a ball.
- Dry roast or toast the rolled oats in a non-stick pan for a few minutes until the color has change to a light brown. Take care not to burn the oats.
- Place the oats, chopped nuts and dates in a bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, warm honey and peanut butter over low heat. Stir and pour over the oats mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates till well combined.
- Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to a dish/ pan lined with aluminium foil/ parchment paper so they lift out easily. Press down until uniformly flattened. Cover with aluminium foil/ parchment paper or plastic wrap, and let it set in the refrigerator or freezer for 25 to 30 minutes to harden.
- Remove the set bar from the dish and chop into even bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These stay well.
- Notes
- I used home-made peanut butter and not store-bought to make it a completely healthy snack free of any preservatives. But you could use store-bought ones too.
Sub in sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter or Wow butter instead of the almond butter. Although all oats are inherently gluten-free, some brands can't guarantee that there hasn't been cross-contamination with gluten, so your best bet is to go with a brand that clearly. A while ago I posted about date paste. It is wonderful to sweeten desserts with it or just add the paste to your smoothies, but there is so much more you can do with dates. One of my favourite ways to use this date paste is to create a base for deliciously soft and chewy no-bake breakfast bars.
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