Date Energy Bars

Had an urge to bake something last night and wanted to include dates (greatest energy food for right after having a baby). Quick and easy. I used mulberries, pecans, cashews, chia seeds, and coconut but you can easily substitute any of the ingredients for other dried fruit, nuts, and seeds and the vegan chocolate chips are optional too. Enjoy!

Yield: 8 bars
You will need:
-3/4 cup raw gluten-free oats
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1/4 dried mulberries
-1/4 cup pecans (any nut)
-1/4 cup cashews (any nut)
-1/4 cup shredded coconut
-1/2 cup chia seeds
-8-10 pitted medjool dates  (soaking in 1 cup of water for at least 30 minutes)
-Optional Add-Ins: vegan chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc.
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F and line a pan with parchment paper
2. Using a blender, make the oat flour by blending the oats and cinnamon together
3. Using a food processor, mix the mulberries, nuts, coconut and chia seeds together until everything is broken down and forms a ball of dough
4. Using a blender, make your date paste by blending the dates with the 1 cup of water until smooth
5. Add the date paste to the food processor and mix a bit more until combined
6. Pour into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes
7. Once finished baking, allow to cool on cooling rack. Cut, wrap and store bars in the fridge or freezer to preserve freshness
*You could substitute the date sauce for 1 1/2-2 ripe mashed bananas to act as your binding agent

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