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Chocolate, Date and Orange Bars
Chocolate, Date and Orange Bars are soft on the inside with a hit of orange, a creamy chocolate topping and a delicious hazelnut crust!
Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo
Servings
12
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Cook Time
42
minutes
mins
Recipe by:
Adriana Harlan
(livinghealthywithchocolate.com)
Ingredients
Crust:
▢
½
cup
hazelnuts
▢
1
cup
blanched almond flour
▢
1
tablespoon
raw honey
▢
6
tablespoons
butter
cold
Filling:
▢
2
cups
Medjool dates
▢
6
tablespoons
butter
▢
½
cup
water
▢
1
rind
orange
▢
2
tablespoons
orange juice
▢
1 ⅓
cup
blanched almond flour
▢
1
egg
▢
¼
teaspoon
baking soda
Chocolate Ganache:
▢
2.5
tablespoons
cacao butter
▢
3.5
tablespoons
raw cacao powder
▢
1
tablespoon
raw honey
▢
¼
teaspoon
vanilla extract
▢
2
tablespoons
heavy cream
Instructions
Crust:
Preheat the oven at 350°F.
Roast the hazelnuts for about 10 minutes or until the skin begin to crack.
Remove the skins from the hazelnuts.
Grind the hazelnuts in a blender, or food processor.
In a bowl combine the ground hazelnuts, butter, honey and almond flour.
Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
Pat the hazelnuts mixture on to the baking pan in an even layer.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until crust starts to turn brown. Set on a wire rack to cool.
Filling:
Combine the dates, butter and water in a sauce pan.
Simmer, stirring occasionally until the butter has dissolved and the dates have broken down to form a pulp.
Remove the pan from heat and beat in the grated rind of 1 orange and the 2 tbs of orange juice. Allow it to cool.
In a separate bowl mix the almond flour with baking soda and 1 egg.
Add the almond flour mixture to the date mixture, then spread the filling evenly over the hazelnut base.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.
Let it cool and go on to making the chocolate ganache.
Chocolate Ganache:
Melt the cacao butter over a double boiler until it reaches 122°F/50°C.
Add the cacao powder, honey and vanilla and mix until all combined.
Add 2 tbs of heavy cream and mix.
Pour the chocolate ganache over the baked bars.
Allow it to cool in the fridge for about 2 hours, cut into bars and serve.
Notes
Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition
Calories:
370.4
kcal
|
Protein:
6.8
g
|
Fat:
28.8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10.2
g
|
Sugar:
20.5
g
|
Fiber:
4.9
g
|
Carbohydrates:
28
g
|
Net Carbs:
23.1
g