Here is a healthy (or at least healthy-ish) snack idea. It is made with fruit without any additional sweetening, and is a great alternative to chocolate, or other sugar based treats.
Healthy version:
Ingredients:
- Pitted Dates 2 cups
- Nuts (Walnuts, Cashews, and/or Pecans, etc) 1/2 cup
- Nut Butter 3 Tbs
- Coconut Milk splash*
Fruity version:
- Pitted Dates 2 cups
- Nuts (Almonds or Pistachios) 1/2 Cup
- Figs about 6
- Coconut Milk splash*
Decadent version:
- Pitted Dates 2 cups
- Shredded Coconut 1/4 cup
- Chocolate Chips 3 Tbs
- Coconut Milk splash*
Method:
Place ingredients in a food processor and blitz until smooth**. Roll mixture into a ball and place onto a small baking tray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and cut into bars or wedges. That’s all there is to it.
* The milk is optional, but I found that the date mixture could be a bit crumbly after blitzing. A splash or so of the milk made for a smoother, stickier mixture.
** If using slivered nuts reserve about half to add into the blended mixture when spreading it to tray.
*** The pictured batch is dates with slivered almonds and nut butter.
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