Cinnamon Raisin Healthy Date Bars
Cinnamon Raisin Healthy Date Bars are a sweet and salty AIP snack that melts in your mouth and can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes. These Cinnamon Raisin Healthy Date Bars are a delicious healthy snack that are AIP, Paleo, Vegan, and Whole 30 compliant.
Ingredients
- ¾ Cup Dried coconut
- ¼ Cup Raisins
- 3 Medjool Dates 6 California dates
- 3 Tablespoons Coconut butter or Nut butter
- 1 Teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 Pinch Salt
Instructions
- First cover dates in water on medium high heat and bring to a boil in a saucepan this will take about 3-4 minutes. Or in a microwave safe bowl cover dates in water and microwave for 1-2 minutes until dates are soft.
- Meanwhile, add the rest of the ingredients to a food processor.
- When the dates are soft, add them into the food processor and begin to blend.
- Blend on high for 1-2 min until the dates and raisins form into a paste and the mixture starts to clump together
- Once it is well blended, press into loaf pan or form into bites then store in the refrigerator
Notes
I highly recommend using Medjool dates over using other types of dates because they are much thicker and make a smoother date paste. You can use other types of dates, but you will probably want to at least double the amount of dates in the recipe.
If you are on a strict AIP diet you need to use coconut butter. If you have reintroduced nut butters into your diet you can substitute that for the coconut butter.
Boiling the dates helps to soften them and makes them easier to blend. If you don’t want to boil the dates on the stove top, you can easily throw them in the microwave and microwave for 1-2 minutes until they have become soft.