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Date and Cocoa Bars
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Source: https://recipheon.com/en/recipes/desserts/date-and-cocoa-bars
About this recipe
Date and cocoa bars are a dense, sweet no-bake dessert made with dates, gluten-free rolled oats, cocoa powder, peanut butter, and honey. The dates make the mixture naturally sticky, the peanut butter adds flavor and helps bind it, and the cocoa gives the bars their chocolate character. If the dates are very dry, soak them first and drain them well. Press the mixture firmly into the pan and chill it so the bars slice neatly.
Ingredients
120 g dates
80 g gluten-free rolled oats
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
Steps
Check that the dates are pitted and remove any hard fragments. If the fruit is very dry, cover with warm water for a few minutes until easier to squeeze between your fingers. Drain thoroughly and pat dry; excess water will thin the mixture.
Put the dates, cocoa, peanut butter and honey in a food processor. Blend in short bursts, stopping to scrape down the sides, until a sticky paste forms with no large fruit pieces.
Add the gluten-free oats and mix thoroughly to moisten them with the paste. The mixture should be thick and hold together when firmly pressed with a spoon; there should be no loose layer of oats on the bottom.
Line a small tin with baking paper, leaving overhangs for lifting out. Spread the mixture into an even layer about 1.5–2 cm thick and press firmly with the bottom of a glass or a spoon, including in the corners. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until stable.
Lift the chilled mixture out by the paper, transfer to a board and cut into 8 bars with a sharp knife. Wipe the knife between cuts if dates stick to it; chill a soft mixture again rather than tearing it while slicing.
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