We believe a healthy snack recipe should be easy to make, taste delicious, and curb your appetite until mealtime. Take our Pistachio & Date Raw Bars for example, they are full of good-for-you ingredients like dates and pistachios and only take 10 minutes to make, yet this healthy snack is reminiscent in flavor of a decadent piece of baklava.
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Here’s how you make this healthy snack recipe:
Equipment
1 food processor fitted with S blade
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups dates
3/4 cup raw pistachios
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon Boonville Barn Collective Piment d’Ville Salt or 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt and a small pinch of red chile flakes
Instructions
Combine the pistachio and dates in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the “S” blade.
Pulse until the cashews and dates are broken down into similar-sized pieces and completely combined. About 8-10 (1-second) pulses.
Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and blend briefly until combined. The ingredients should start to stick together in the food processor.
At this point either roll tablespoon-sized amounts of the mixture into energy balls or form into bars.
To easily form into bars: Pour the contents of the food processor onto a large piece of parchment paper. Fold the edges of the parchment up around the ingredients and use your hands and the parchment to press and mold the ingredients into a rectangle. Use lots of firm pressure from your hands for this step to ensure the ingredients stick together when slicing. Once formed into the desired sized rectangle – slice into 8 single-serve raw bars.
Notes
Pistachio and Date Raw Bars will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 3 months (let frozen bars thaw for 1 hour before consuming).
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