How To Make Dark Chocolate Bars with Cherries and Dates
Enjoy these fudgy, dark chocolate bars to snack on, and taste a mix of sweetness from the chocolate and sourness from the cherries and dates!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsmedjool date,pitted
- ½cupalmond butter
- 1tbspcoconut oil,plus 1½ tsp, melted
- 1cupbrown rice,puffed, or puffed quinoa
- 1cupdried cherry
- ⅓cupalmond,chopped
- ¼cupwater
- 3ozdark chocolate,coarsely chopped
- 1tspflaky sea salt
Instructions
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Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
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In a food processor, combine the dates, almond butter, and coconut oil. Process for 30 seconds until well combined.
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Add the puffed rice, cherries, and almonds and pulse for about 5 to 6 times.
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Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press into an even layer about ½ inch (1¼ cm) thick.
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Freeze for 15 minutes until set.
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Meanwhile, pour the water into a small saucepan. Place a heatproof glass or metal bowl over the saucepan, making sure the water is not touching the bottom.
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Bring the water to a simmer, then add the chocolate to the warm bowl and let it melt, stirring slowly. Remove the bowl from the heat as soon as the chocolate is melted and smooth.
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Pour the melted chocolate over the date and cherry mixture, then spread evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle with flaky salt.
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Return the pan to the freezer for another 20 minutes. Once set, cut into 16 bars.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 239.05kcal
- Fat: 9.36g
- Saturated Fat: 2.55g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.34g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.65g
- Carbohydrates: 37.46g
- Fiber: 3.82g
- Sugar: 22.49g
- Protein: 4.08g
- Cholesterol: 0.16mg
- Sodium: 121.36mg
- Calcium: 60.41mg
- Potassium: 334.54mg
- Iron: 1.49mg
- Vitamin A: 15.68µg
- Vitamin C: 1.93mg
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