Healthy Date Candy Bars Recipe
These Healthy Date Candy Bars are a delightful treat that combines the natural sweetness of dates with creamy peanut butter and a decadent dark chocolate coating. They are easy to make and perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings in a healthier way.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 10 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing, Melting
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Dates Filling:
- 8 large soft medjool dates
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup (optional)
- 1/4 cup crushed pretzels
Coating:
- 20 whole pretzels
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Prepare Date Filling: If dates are not soft, soak in water for 10 minutes, then drain. Add dates, peanut butter, and maple syrup to a food processor. Blend until a gooey filling forms. Fold in crushed pretzels.
- Assemble Bars: Lay out whole pretzels and top each with a tablespoon of filling, shaping it into a bar. Freeze for 10-15 minutes.
- Coat in Chocolate: Melt chocolate and coconut oil. Dip each bar to coat, place on parchment paper, and drizzle with additional chocolate if desired.
- Chill: Freeze bars for an hour until the chocolate hardens. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can customize these bars by adding chopped nuts or dried fruits to the filling.
- Store leftover bars in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Healthy, Date Candy Bars, Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate, Easy Recipe
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