These 3-ingredient peanut butter bars are naturally sweetened, wholesome, and perfectly salty-sweet. A healthier morning or afternoon snack, on a road trip, or try it during your next long hike/bike ride/cross country session instead of your engineer sports nutrition products.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups packed dates (pitted // 1 1/2 cups yield ~32 dates)
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (no sugar added, creamy, salted is best)*
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (GF for gluten-free eaters)
Instructions:
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If your dates are not sticky and moist, soak in warm water for 10 minutes and then drain. Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
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Add dates to a food processor and pulse until only small bits remain – it will likely clump into a ball – that’s what you want. If any big pieces remain, use a knife or spatula to push them down, then turn the machine back on to pulse.
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Add peanut butter and oats and pulse a few more times until incorporated, stirring and scraping down sides as needed. If you prefer denser bars, add more oats.
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Transfer to a parchment-lined 8×8 dish and press down until flat, OR scoop out 1 Tbsp amount roll into a ball, and place on a baking sheet or plate. Transfer to freezer to set.
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If making bars, slice into 8-10 bars (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) and store in the fridge or freezer to keep fresh. They can be a little flimsy at room temp, so be gentle with how you stack them.
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Will keep in the fridge for several weeks and in the freezer for up to a couple of months or more.
- *If your peanut butter isn’t salted, consider adding 1/4 tsp sea salt.
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