Best No Bake Date Bars Recipe - Happy Foods Tube (2024)

This is the best no bake date bars recipe you’ll find! Only 6 ingredients and 5 minutes is all it takes to make them. Plus, these date bars are also naturally gluten free and suitable for vegans!

Healthy no bake date bars are the perfect snack for work, school or anytime you feel like you need an energy boost or simply crave something sweet.

This post contains tips, storing instructions, possible substitutions or add-ons as well as more energy bar recipes.

7reasons to make these no bake date bars:

• Easy snack recipe
• Perfect before or after workout snack
• Guilt-free dessert
• Refined sugar free
• No bake
• Great no bake project for kids!
• Quick preparation

How to make date bars

You will need afood processor and a square cake pan (brownie pan will work great).

I like making dateenergy bars in stages:

First, I processdates and apricots. This takes about a minute in my processor, but you mightneed less/more time, depending on how powerful your machine is. You want thefruits finely shredded. Leaving them too long in your processor may result in avery mushy consistency which is fine to eat, but we don’t want that.

Next, add the nuts and seed and pulse several times. Finally, add melted coconut oil and unsweetened raw cocoa powder and process until well combined (The oil will help these date bars together and cocoa add an extra flavor which I like, and I hope you will too).

The mixture willlook more like crumbs, but this is perfectly normal. It will all come together.

Pour the mixture into a brownie pan that is lined with baking parchment and use the back of a spoon or measuring cup to flatten the surface and to press the mix down.

When you are done, throw it into the freezer for 15 to 30 minutes (or overnight if you want to) before slicing these. You should get 10-12 no bake date bars out of this mix.

Storingno bake date bars

While you can keepthese in an airtight container in your fridge, I highly recommend storing themin your freezer (again, either in a freezer-friendly container or Ziploc bag)as they taste better that way.

The best thing about these no bake date bars is that you can enjoy them right after you take them out from your freezer. In fact, they taste even better when chilled.

How many calories are in this no bake date bars recipe?

There are 148 calories per each bar.

Possiblevariations

• Add 1-2 tablespoons of pollen to the mix
• Use sunflower seeds instead of pumpkin seeds
• 1 or 2 tablespoons of chia seeds can also be added to these homemade date bars

Tips formaking the best no bake date bars

• Dates – there is no need to buy the expensive Medjool dates, so feel free to opt for the more affordable Deglet Noor (the smaller ones) kind. If they are too hard to touch, you might need to soak them in warm water before using them. For more information of if not sure, this article explains everything about dates.
• Gluten-free date bars – there is no flour nor oats in this recipe, but to make it 100% gluten-free, you should check the labels of all the ingredients before you buy them.

If you like theseno bake date bars or if you would like to add some more healthy snacks to yourdiet, I have some more tasty energy bites recipes for you:

My absolute favorites are Chocolate Covered Dates. There is no baking required and they are so easy to put together. I’ve learned that they taste best directly from the freezer – same as these date energy bars. Plus, they make a great gift!

Other healthy snack ideas from my collection include No Bake Energy Bars and Fruity Energy Bars. Both equally delicious and easy to make!

Or try Energy Bites with figs, oats and a mixture of various seeds.