Description
These healthy chocolate fig bars have a dried fig and hazelnut filling that's coated in dark chocolate. They're no bake, vegan and paleo friendly.
Ingredients
Scale
Fig Bars
- 3/4 cup raw hazelnuts (105g)
- 1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds (50g)
- 1 cup chopped dried Turkish figs (150g)*
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil (room temp)
- pinch of salt
- 1 Tbsp water
Chocolate Coating
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate (4.5oz)
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- flaked sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with foil or parchment, set aside.
- Combine all fig bar ingredients, except water, in food processor. Blend, for 1 minute.
- Add water, then blend until dough starts to clump.
- Firmly press the dough into your lined pan, then place the bars in the freezer for at least one hour to set.
- Remove the bars from the freezer and cut into 16 even pieces.
- Make the topping. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and coconut oil. Turn the heat to low, stirring frequently until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Once the chocolate is fully melted, remove from heat. Dip the fig bars in the melted chocolate and set on a sheet of parchment paper to dry.
- Drizzle any extra chocolate over the bars and top with flaked sea salt (optional).
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Notes
*Any variety of dried figs will work. Be sure to remove stems before processing.