Pistachio, Date & Almond Bars (Gluten Free)
A beautiful combination of middle eastern flavours – pistachios, dates and ground almonds in squidgy bar form. One of my favourite sweet treats.
All the flavours of a beautiful middle eastern dessert–pistachios, dates and ground almonds. Some of my all-time favourites–and the bars turn a gorgeous green colour from the pistachios–pretty special.
Like many of my easy bar recipes, they are incredibly easy to make. It’s just a matter of blitzing all the ingredients in a food processor, and then baking. But I think this is my favourite to date–Perfect for breakfast, snacks or a delicious dessert with some banana nice cream or coconut yogurt.
Sweetened with banana and dates making them sweet and squidgy–I’m in love!
I hope you enjoy, much love Niki xxx
Ingredients
- 150 g pistachios shelled
- 300 g Medjool dates pitted or dates soaked to soften for a few hrs
- 2 small ripe bananas
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 1 tsp vanilla extact
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- Pinch sea salt flakes
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100 g ground almonds
- 50 g porridge oats–gluten-free
- 3 tbsp raw cacao nibs
- 2 tbsp chopped nuts
For the toppings
- Cacao nibs
- Chopped nuts
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Pre heat you oven to 180c
- Add the pistachios to your food processor and blitz to a fine crumb. Now add the dates, banana & tahini into your food processor or high-speed blender and blitz until you get a paste.
- Next, add in the vanilla, cinnamon, mixed spice, salt, baking powder. Blitz again, then add in the oats and ground almonds and pulse so that everything is combined.
- Finally, add in the cacao nips and chopped nuts and pulse a couple of times to mix through.
- Grease your baking tray with a little coconut oil, then add the mix to the bottom. Press into the corners, Top with more nuts, seeds and cacao nips–press in a little.
- And then bake for approx 18 minutes.
- Allow to cool a little before eating–if you can!
4 Responses
Thank you, really tasty. Like a yummy soft fudge but without being too sweet.
It met with the approval of my husband and friends. I would definitely make it again!!
PS I used one largish banana rather that 2 small, don’t know that would have made a difference for your other correspondent
Made these with choc chips they are delicious satisfying and tasty , swapped tahini for smooth peanut butter
Not very good. All I taste is banana and a little tiny bit of spice. Had to bake way longer than 18 minutes too. I wouldn’t make this again.
Sorry it wasn’t to your taste marge.
Love
Niki xxx