Chocolate Date Bars (No Bake Dessert!)

By The Mediterranean Dish · 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving a good overhang on the sides.
2. Add the pitted dates to a large food processor fitted with the S blade. Process on high for 1 to 2 minutes, until they form a thick paste.
3. Using wet hands, spread the date paste evenly across the bottom of the dish. Spread the tahini evenly over the dates with the back of a spoon, then sprinkle the chopped walnuts evenly on top.
4. Freeze until the layers have hardened, about 2 hours or overnight.
5. Melt the dark chocolate chips in a heat-safe bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water, without the bowl touching the water. Stir constantly, scraping the sides, until fully melted. Remove from the heat.
6. Lift the frozen layers out with the parchment overhang and set on a large cutting board. Peel off the parchment. Cut in half from top to bottom, then cut each half in half to make six even pieces. Cut each piece into six portions to make 36 bars.
7. Arrange the bars on a parchment-lined baking sheet and drizzle the melted chocolate over them. The chocolate does not need to cover each bar completely.
8. Freeze the chocolate-covered bars for 30 minutes, or until the chocolate hardens. Store any leftover bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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