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Long rectangular homemade fruit or cereal bar — Date & hazelnut crunch
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Date & hazelnut crunch

Rich dates with a hazelnut crunch.

Dried dates and hazelnuts give this homemade bar its character. Rich dates with a hazelnut crunch. If the dates are firm, soak for 10 minutes and drain very well.

Prep : 20 minChill: 2 hoursEasyNo baking

What you’ll need

10 bars
  • Dried dates230 g
  • Hazelnutstree nuts160 g
  • Hazelnut buttertree nuts65 g
  • Unsweetened cocoa20 g
  • Pumpkin seeds35 g

Allergies : Check labels and prevent cross-contact while preparing.

A little for the planet : choose organic, local ingredients whenever you can.

Let’s make it

  1. Line a roughly 20 × 20 cm tin with baking paper. The mixture will make 10 bars about 2 cm thick.
  2. Pit the dates. Chop half the hazelnuts finely and the rest roughly; reserve a few pumpkin seeds.
  3. Mash the dates with hazelnut butter and cocoa, then work in the nuts and seeds until the mixture sticks together.
  4. Press firmly into the tin, scatter over the reserved seeds and chill for at least 2 hours.
  5. After chilling, lift the slab out and cut into 10 bars. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Tip : If the dates are firm, soak for 10 minutes and drain very well.

In your bar

Estimate per bar.

Energy230 kcal12 % of reference intake
Protein per bar5.4 g11 % of reference intake
Carbohydrates22.6 g9 % of reference intake
of which sugars16.2 g
Fat15.8 g23 % of reference intake
Fibre5 g

These are estimates based on average ingredient values; actual products may vary. Percentages use reference intakes for an average adult (2,000 kcal a day), not your personal needs.

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