Date Bark With Pretzels
Date bark is a healthy sweet treat that tastes somewhere between a Take 5 candy bar and a snickers bar. It's salty, sweet, chewy, and crunchy. This easy chocolate date bark recipe is dairy free and can easily be made gluten free.
Ingredients
- 12 pitted medjool dates
- ¼ cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup dairy free chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon refined coconut oil optional
- crushed salted pretzels use GF if needed
Instructions
- Arrange dates. Flatten the pitted dates and place them side by side with the sticky side up on a piece of parchment paper. Use your fingers to squish them together so there's no space in between, making a semi-rectangular shape.
- Roll out. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the flattened dates then use a rolling pin to roll out the dates into one thin layer. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper.
- Add peanut butter. Spoon the peanut butter into a thin layer over the rolled out dates.
- Melt chocolate. Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl with refined coconut oil in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth. Pour the melted chocolate on top of the peanut butter layer and smooth into a thin layer.
- Add pretzels. Sprinkle crushed pretzels over the top of the chocolate.
- Chill. Place in the freezer to chill completely, about 30 minutes. The colder they are, the more easily you can remove the parchment paper and have one solid date bark sheet.
- Cut into squares. Use a sharp knife to cut the date chocolate bark into squares. Enjoy!
Notes
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