Best Chocolate Chip Date Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP CASHEW DATE BARS

Chocolate Chip Cashew Date Bars image

A great snack to grab and go or to hold you until lunch or dinner. Simple ingredients and simple to make.

Provided by A Day In the Kitchen

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date

Time 1h50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup tightly-packed pitted dates
1 ¼ cups finely chopped cashews
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chocolate chips, or more to taste

Steps:

Place dates in a bowl and cover with several inches of cool water until soft, 30 to 60 minutes. Drain, squeeze out extra liquid, and reserve. Chop dates into a thick paste.
Combine dates with cashews, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Fold in chocolate chips. Press mixture firmly into a parchment paper-lined 8-inch baking pan until compact. Refrigerate until set, 1 hour to overnight.
Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 283.6 mg, Sugar 19.1 g

CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE BARS

CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE BARS image

Categories Cookies Chocolate

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pkg pitted dates
1 1/4 t. baking soda
1 1/4 c. water
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 c. flour
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. oatmeal
6 ounces miniature choc chips
6 ounces miniature choc chips (again)
1 T. sugar
3/4 c. walnuts, chopped

Steps:

1) Boil/cool dates, soda, & water. 2) Cream together sugar & butter. 3) Add eggs, flour, & salt. 4) Add cooled date mixture. 5) Stir in vanilla, oatmeal, & 6 ounces choc. chips. 6) Pour into greased 9 X 13 baking pan. Mix together 1 T sugar, walnuts and 6 oz chocolate chips, and sprinkle on top of batter. 7) Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.