Peanut Butter, Sesame and Dark Chocolate Bars Recipe from: Dahria Beatty, Canmore, AB

2/3 cup almonds
1/3 cup cashews
1 to 1 1/4 cups dates, pitted
1tbsp peanut butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt

Mix-ins: 1 1/2 cups of any; dark chocolate chips, toasted sesame seeds, chopped apricots, toasted pecans, toasted coconut

*If you don’t like or are allergic to peanut butter or cashews, almond butter or just 1 cup of almonds can be substituted. Apricots can also be mixed in to dough during the food processor stage as a replacement for 1/4 cup of dates.

Combined almonds and cashews in a food processor until they resemble meal. Add in dates, peanut butter cinnamon and salt and mix again until mixture sticks together.

Remove dough from food processor and mix in add ins by hand. Oil a loaf pan with coconut oil and press dough into the pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 min.

Remove from the fridge and cut into 6 bars. Wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap and/or tin foil.

• Almonds – Raw, Supreme
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• Almonds – Raw, Unpasteurized
• Cashews – Raw
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• Cashews – Raw, Pieces
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• Peanuts – Roasted, Blanched
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• Pecans – Raw, Jumbo Halves
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• Apricots – Sun Dried Halves
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• Coconut – Medium Shred – ORGANIC
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