I love dates, but an added perk to their taste is the health benefits of them. These taste exactly like a Snickers bar, and they're the perfect snack to grab to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients:
Pitted dates (I like Joolies brand.)
Natural peanut (smooth or chunky) or nut butter of choice (I like Kirkland's Organic PB.)
Chopped chocolate of choice (I used a variety of Hu chocolate bars.)
Chocolate chips of choice (I used dark) with a little drizzle of coconut oil to thin the consistency
Toppings: pistachios, hemp hearts, flakey sea salt (optional)
Directions:
- Slice pitted dates down the middle and open (like a baked potato).
- Fill them with chopped chocolate and little dollop of peanut/nut butter.
- Freeze on parchment-lined baking sheet for about an hour.
- Melt chocolate chips + coconut oil (30 second/half power increments) and dip date into chocolate to cover entirely. Shake off excess and transfer back to parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Before it fully hardens, sprinkle tops with some favorite toppings: flakey sea salt, crushed pistachios, hemp seeds...
- They'll last in your freezer for about two weeks! Enjoy!
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