How To Make Salted-Caramel Pretzel, Almond And Cacao Bars
With an almond biscuit base and salted caramel dates filling, these sweet and crunchy bars are the ultimate dessert treat. Finish with a chocolate drizzle!
Serves:
Ingredients
Almond Biscuit Layer:
- ½cupmacadamia nut
- ½cupcoconut flakes
- 3tbspagave nectar
- 3tbspcoconut oil
- 1tbspalmond butter,or peanut butter
- 1pinchpink himalayan salt
- 1½cupsground almonds
Salted Date Caramel Layer:
- 2cupsmedjool date,pitted
- 2tbspcoconut oil
- ½cupfiltered water
- 1tspvanilla bean paste
- ¼tsppink himalayan salt
Chocolate Coating:
- 5tbspcoconut oil,melted
- 4tbsporganic cacao powder
- 2tbspagave nectar
- ½cupgluten free pretzel,or flaked almonds for 100% raw
Instructions
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Line a square, loose-bottom 8-in baking tray with parchment paper.
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First, make the almond biscuit layer: blend all of the ingredients except the ground almonds in the blender until the nuts and coconut are finely chopped.
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Add the ground almonds, then pulse until fully incorporated. The mixture should be sticky.
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Press the almond mixture into the base of the baking tray, making sure it’s an even layer all over.
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Pop the tray into the freezer and get on with the caramel layer.
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Rinse out the blender. Blend all of the ingredients in the blender until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
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Remove the tray from the freezer and spread the caramel layer over the top evenly. Pop the tray back into the freezer to set for around 2 hours.
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After the 2 hours, remove the tray from the freezer and place the toppings on.
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Carefully remove the bars from the tin, then cut it into 12 to 14 bars. Run a knife under hot water between each cut to make it easier.
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Place the bars onto a baking tray and back into the freezer while making the coating.
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Mix the chocolate coating ingredients together in a small mixing bowl until smooth.
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Remove the bars from the freezer and drizzle the coating over the top of each bar. Top each bar with a couple of pretzels or a sprinkling of flaked almonds.
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Serve straight away or store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Serve straight from the freezer.
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Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 407.66kcal
- Fat: 25.12g
- Saturated Fat: 13.20g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.38g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.10g
- Carbohydrates: 47.79g
- Fiber: 6.63g
- Sugar: 32.44g
- Protein: 5.50g
- Sodium: 197.01mg
- Calcium: 72.36mg
- Potassium: 447.06mg
- Iron: 1.84mg
- Vitamin A: 2.64µg
- Vitamin C: 0.32mg
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