No Bake Chocolate Coconut Dream Bars

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Dream Bars Recipe

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Servings: 30
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

20 Medjool dates*
2 heaping tablespoons organic peanut butter
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes or shredded
1/4 cup raw honey
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 heaping tablespoons coconut cream concentrate
1 cup sliced, toasted almonds
1/4 cup chia seeds soaked in 1/2 cup warm almond milk (or warm water)
5 tablespoons organic cocoa powder

Start at the top of the ingredients list and add all to a food processor. Process for about 1 minute. It will form a soft ball.

Press into and 8×8 pan that has been lightly coated with coconut oil. Sprinkle top with some coconut, or leave plain. Refrigerate until firm. You may need to turn the pan upside down and run warm water over it briefly to loosen. Turn out on waxed paper, cut into small squares. Store in covered container in refrigerator.

*If the dates are hard, soak them for about 5 minutes in warm water.

Recipe submitted by Judy, Gainesville, FL

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Published on November 1, 2013

(6 votes, average: 4.30 out of 5)

8 Comments

October January 14, 2014 at 6:56 pm - Reply

if you can’t do peanut butter, try sunflower butter…really excellent substitute (seeds are much easier to digest than nuts for some folks)

Winnie November 4, 2013 at 12:17 pm - Reply

Could I use raisins instead of dates and get the same results?

Judy November 4, 2013 at 11:15 am - Reply

I would substitute prunes for the dates.  They have a similar consistency and with the addition of the other ingredients, I don’t believe they would taste like prunes at all.

Judy November 4, 2013 at 11:14 am - Reply

You could leave out the chia.  I does add some moisture, so you might increase the peanut butter, coconut oil or coconut cream concentrate.  Alternately you could just use the almond milk without the chia.

Holly November 3, 2013 at 7:34 am - Reply

Is there anything I could substitute for the dates?

Leslie November 2, 2013 at 11:38 pm - Reply

This sounds great but I can’t have chia. Will it work leaving it out, or what could I use in it’s place?
Thanks!

Judy November 2, 2013 at 7:59 pm - Reply

Sure you can!  I happen to be a peanut butter freak, but I do try to use almond butter some as well as I’m sure it’s better for me.

BETTY ALICE C November 2, 2013 at 3:38 pm - Reply

could I switch to almond butter or someother kind of nutbutter?  I am gluten and peanut intolerant.

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