A beautiful combination of middle eastern flavours – pistachios, dates and ground almonds in squidgy bar form. One of my favourite sweet treats.
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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
A beautiful combination of middle eastern flavours - pistachios, dates and ground almonds in squidgy bar form. One of my favourite sweet treats.
Prep time: 10 minutes mins
Cook time: 20 minutes mins
Approx 12 servings
4.50 from 2 votes
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!
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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
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Made these with choc chips they are delicious satisfying and tasty , swapped tahini for smooth peanut butterReply
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.
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Sorry it wasn’t to your taste marge.
Love
Niki xxxReply
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