bars - No-bake choc chip chunks

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 50 g cashews or almond (use blanched for a lighter colour)
• 100 g dates ( I use deglet noor)
• 20 g cacoa nibs
• Up to 10g ground oatmeal (only if mixture is too sticky)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp vanilla bean powder (or almond extract if referred)
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 tbs maca powder (optional-gives a slightly ‘malty’ flavour)

Preparation

Step 1

Coarsely process the nuts and set aside.
Blend the dates until they form a paste. Add all the remaining ingredients and pulse to fully combine whilst keeping coarse chunks. The mixture should be slightly sticky.
Form bars by pressing the mixture into the bottom of a lined mini loaf pan, and allowing to chill to firm up before slicing. I then chopped the bars into cubes.