A quick and easy recipe for vegan date bars that are perfect for your kids lunchboxes or to help with your mid-afternoon slump!
Now as some of you will know I have plans afoot for a series of cookery videos to show you just how easy my recipes are.
I have recorded one already but still need to work out how to edit it so that you don’t have to put up with the ‘warts and all’ version.
Having said that, if you read my blog you are probably used to the ‘rough and ready’ nature!
It was my birthday last week and my lovely sister bought me a new camera (the same one as hers that I borrowed a while ago and took some lovely pictures with!).
That combined with my new-found photography tips that I picked up at the Tots100 blogging conference I went to at the weekend, should mean that my photos improve from now!
I enjoyed taking these yesterday on a piece of tile that I got for free from Tops Tiles.
Anyway, on to the recipe for vegan date bars.
It was inspired by one in the Woman and Home Eating Smart magazine, but I changed the ingredients and added some other healthy ones in.
The result is a slightly chewy bar that is packed with goodies…perfect as a mid-afternoon snack, pudding or even breakfast on the run!
Vegan Date Bars
Ingredients
- 200 g dates pitted
- 50 g crystallised ginger
- 25 g quinoa flakes
- 25 g sesame seeds
- 2 tsp ground chia seeds Or flax seeds (I buy golden linseed and grind them in my coffee grinder)
Method
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Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until the mixture starts to clump together
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Place the mixture onto a large piece of baking paper and roll into a ball, then form into a square shape
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Fold the baking paper over the mixture and roll over it with a rolling pin until approx. 1cm thick
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Leave to harden for a couple of hours before cutting into 'fingers' approx. 1cm by 5cm
Julie's Family Kitchen says
Brilliant recipe Vicki and super healthy too.
Molly says
Happy Belated Birthday! Love the photographs and looking forward to the video series 🙂
The Free From Fairy says
Ah thanks Molly! I have been very busy this morning…the first video is nearly there. Just need the expertise of my husband for the music!!
Mel says
These look lovely and so healthy! Yum! Mel
Em @ snowingindoors says
They look lovely, I’m always on the look out for healthy snack recipes, thanks
Anne says
I cannot believe that I haven’t tried dates with ginger before, that sounds so yummy. I saw some quinoa flakes in the supermarket the other day but I didn’t buy them because I didn’t think I would use them. I’ll pick them up next time though.
Vicki Montague says
Hi Anne, let me know if you try the recipe out. The kids love them here and I haven’t made them for ages. I must do it…but I have so many recipes to create that I rarely make ones again once they are perfected!!
The Beesley Buzz says
these look so professionally made and sound very tasty indeed. #kidsinthekitchen
Vicki Montague says
Thanks very much! They taste great and are so simple to make!
Jenny Eaves says
They look fab and sound delicious! Thanks! Xx
Vicki Montague says
They are! Let me know if you try them out!
Steph Martin says
Ooh they look delicious! x
Vicki Montague says
Thanks Steph. They are very tasty!
Christa Hotham says
Hi – could you tell me what the carb and fibre count is for these please?
Vicki Montague says
Hi Christa, I have updated the information so you should be able to get this information at the bottom of the recipe card :).