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Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars

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Posted:3/10/17
Updated:6/8/22

No-Bake Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars! Simple ingredients, quick and sooo delicious. Vegan, paleo and a great healthy treat. All you need is a food processor and about 30 minutes!

Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars, with a matcha coconut butter filling

Okay, I’m not even sure where to begin here… I started out wanting to make a “copycat” mint chocolate Larabar, if you will. Basically because if you didn’t already know I am date-obsessed. They truly do make the best healthy energy snack bar base. And I want you all to love them too 😀 Natural sugars, fiber and healthy fats FTW, my friends.

But then I remembered it was March and that I have yet to share anything green with you. You know, because: St. Patrick’s day… Seriously, between the food holidays and the actual holidays, it’s rough keeping up in the food blogging world.

So when I “think green” in terms of recipe creation and natural food coloring, I instantly think of matcha. Before you know it I was covering the tops of my bars with a melted matcha coconut butter mixture. Old habits die hard.

And because I am who I am, I ob-vi-ous-ly had to add a chocolate drizzle… That was before I went ballz to the wall (yeah, I just said that) and bathed my mint chocolate bars in chocolate.

mint chocolate date nut bars on cookie sheet with mint herb

Honestly you guys, I can just never decide! Of course either way is AHmazing. If you’re looking to use less chocolate (um, why?… JK, JK.) go the drizzle route. But if you’re looking for a healthy dessert-like bar… when I dip you dip we dip.

Okay, I’ll stop.

Wow I am just all over the place today… Are you keeping up? Have I completely lost you? I’m feeling a little crazy today. Maybe too much chocolate? Never.

Double Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars with matcha coconut butter

Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars with matcha in stack on cookie sheet

what you need

  • medjool dates
  • nuts (I used a blend of cashews, almonds and pecans)
  • cacao (or unsweetened cocoa)
  • pure mint extract
  • dairy-free dark chocolate
  • coconut oil
  • coconut butter
  • matcha green tea powder

So these mint chocolate bars are much like my Simple 3-Ingredient Date Nut Bars, we’re basically just adding cacao powder and mint extract to the base.

ingredients in food processor for mint chocolate date nut bars

Once your ingredients are processed together you press the mixture into a lined 8×8 or 9×9 square pan and pop in the freezer for about 15-30 minutes.

Just before the bars have chilled the full amount of time, start preparing the topping ingredients: warm the coconut butter and matcha (just about 10-15 seconds in the microwave so it is spreadable), and then next melt the chocolate for drizzling/dipping.

No-Bake Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars with a matcha coconut butter filling

SOME TIPS

*I cut the bars first BEFORE adding the matcha coconut butter. If you slather on the coconut butter while the bars are still in the pan, they’ll probably crack when you cut them. So if you’re adding the matcha coconut butter, I would spread it on one bar at a time.

*Don’t skip chilling the bars in the freezer, as the cold temperature will make sure they hold their shape as you’re dipping them in the warm chocolate. The super cold bars will also make the chocolate set fairly quickly.

Which means these Mint Chocolate Date & Nut Bars are ready for your consumption in a matter of minutes.

No-Bake Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bar cookies cut in half

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No-Bake Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars! Simple ingredients, quick and sooo delicious. Vegan, paleo and a great healthy treat. All you need is a food processor and about 30 minutes!

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 0 Minutes
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 16 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No-Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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for the bars:

  • 11–12 medjool dates (1 cup packed), pitted and soaked for 5 minutes, drained.
  • 2 cups nuts (I used a mix of almonds, pecans, and cashews)
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder (or unsweetened cocoa)
  • 1/2 tsp pure mint extract

green layer:

  • 1/4 cup coconut butter
  • 2 tsp matcha

chocolate coating:

  • 10oz dairy free dark chocolate*, chopped (one heaping cup of chips)
  • 1/2 TBS coconut oil
  • 1/4 tsp pure mint extract

Instructions

  1. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 pan with parchment paper, or use a silicone square pan placed on baking sheet, set aside.
  2. In a food processor add drained/pitted dates and nuts. Process until dates and nuts have broken down, and only small pieces of nuts can be seen (you can see in the pictures above). Mixture should be slightly sticky. If it feels really dry, add 1-2 TBS water and pulse to combine.
  3. Transfer mixture to prepared pan, pressing evenly into all corners and press down flat. Place pan in freezer for 15-30 minutes to chill bars.
  4. As the bars have almost finished chilling, prepare the toppings: warm the coconut butter in microwave, about 10 seconds, until smooth, then stir in matcha powder. If your coconut butter is already spreadable you can skip this step. In a medium microwave safe bowl melt dark chocolate and coconut oil together in 20 second increments, stirring in between until fulling melted. Careful not to burn the chocolate.
  5. Once bars have completely chilled, cut into 16 squares. Place squares on parchment lined baking sheet. Start spreading on the matcha coconut butter onto each square in a thin layer, about 1 teaspoon.
  6. Next drizzle chocolate over bars in zigzag fashion with spoon. OR place bars on fork and dip into bowl of chocolate, coating with spoon. Gently lift bars from bowl and place back onto lined baking sheet. The chocolate will set on the chilled bars, but you can pop in the fridge to quicken the process. Once the chocolate has set, the bars are ready to enjoy!

Notes

*If only drizzling the bars with chocolate, you should only need about 4oz total. If coating all of the bars fully in chocolate, you will need about 14oz of chocolate.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/16th
  • Calories: 213
  • Sugar: 17g
  • Sodium: 7mg
  • Fat: 13g
  • Saturated Fat: 5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 24g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Cholesterol: 5mg

Keywords: Mint Chocolate Date Nut Bars, Vegan Paleo Date Nut Bars

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Bijal Patel says

    4/28/2019 at 2:53 pm

    OMG!!! They turned out soo good. Delicious and Healthy!

    ★★★★★

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    • Ashley says

      5/6/2019 at 9:25 am

      Awesome! Thanks for your comment and review 🙂 So glad you like them.

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