Date Bark

Slice of date bark with chocolate, medjool dates, chopped peanuts, peanut butter, and sea salt.

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5 from 4 votes

This viral recipe lives up to its reputation. With just a handful of pantry ingredients, and soft Medjool dates, you can quickly and easily batch prep a freezer-friendly treat that's actually healthy!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 262kcal

Author: Michelle Cehn

Equipment

2 sheets Parchment Paper
1 cookie sheet

Ingredients

16 ounces Medjool dates soft, with the pit intact if possible
½ cup peanut butter works best with creamy peanut butter, not the drippy natural kind
1 cup vegan chocolate chips melted
¼ cup peanuts chopped (or other chopped nuts or seeds)
1 tablespoon chunky sea salt

Instructions

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Pull each date open lengthwise to remove the pit, and place it flat, with the center facing up, on the lined baking sheet. Continue with remaining dates, lining them up next to each other to form a square or rectangle. Place a second sheet of parchment paper on top of the dates, and use the flat bottom surface of a glass to firmly press and twist across the entire sheet of dates, to flatten them and create a flat base layer of dates. Gently peel the parchment off the dates.
Spread the peanut butter over the dates. Use more or less peanut butter to your liking.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts evenly over the peanut butter.
Melt the chocolate and pour over the top. Use a spoon or spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the top.
Sprinkle the top with chunky sea salt and place in the freezer until solid.
Remove from the freezer, slice into squares or bark chunks.

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Notes

Storage: This date bark recipe is meant to be enjoyed straight out of the freezer. Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Other Fun Mix-Ins: Other ingredients may also be used with (or instead of) the chopped peanuts—such as nuts, seeds, dried fruit, mini vegan marshmallows, or puffed rice cereal.

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