Cereal Chocolate Date Bark
Make this Cereal Chocolate Date Bark and fall in love with its sweet, salty and crunchy bites! This is absolutely a healthy snack you'll want to have stocked in your freezer at all times. Made with soft Medjool dates, creamy tahini, dark chocolate, crispy cereal, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, and flaky sea salt. This healthy date snack is no-bake, gluten free if using gluten-free cereal, easy to prep, and perfect for when you need a little something sweet with real ingredients.
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Servings: 12 pieces
Equipment
- freezer, flat bottomed ramekin, rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 12 medjool dates pit removed*
- ½ cup runny tahini
- 1 cup dark chocolate melted*
- 1½ cup corn flakes cereal I used Nature's Path, but you could use any cereal you'd like!
- 4 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in 30 second increments until smooth. Stir in tahini until well combined.
- In a medium sized bowl, crush the cereal with your hands. Not looking for perfection here, just smaller pieces of cereal.
- Pour chocolate & tahini mixture on top and stir to coat.
- Place parchment paper on baking sheet.
- Line up your dates 3x4.
- To make life easier, spray a second piece of parchment with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking. Place on top of dates.
- Use a flat bottomed ramekin to press down dates. Carefully remove parchment.
- Spread the cereal mixture onto the dates, pressing edge to edge with a rubber spatula.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and sesame seeds.
- Place in the freezer to harden.
- Slice as desired and store in an air-tight container in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- My dates had gotten hard, so I soaked them in hot water for 15 minutes before removing the pit.
- I prefer dark chocolate, but any chocolate will do. Just be warned, if you use milk or white, it will be very sweet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 4mg
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.