Date Walnut Energy Bars
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Medjool dates, pitted (about 16)
- ½ cup dried fruit (I used cranberries)
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- ½ cup hulled hemp seeds (or sesame seeds)
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Directions:
If your dates are past their prime (hard and tough) soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and drain. If soft and fresh don’t worry about soaking.
Add everything to a food processor bowl and process on high until finely chopped and the mixture is pulling away from the bowl.
Line a bread pan (9×5″) with plastic wrap, knock the mixture into it and spread evenly. Layer over the extra plastic wrap to cover and gently press down, smoothing out and packing down – you want a dense loaf.
Remove out of the pan and open up the plastic, onto a cutting board. With a quick motion slice into shapes desired.
Store tightly sealed in the refrigerator.