This easy wholesome treat takes under 30 minutes to make and it’s so good that I am pretty sure it will be on most Christmas tables to replace the classic almond bark. Recipe food trends aren’t necessarily legit, but this date bark is the best easy sweet treat. Let me share how to do it very easily.
Why You’ll Love This Dessert
There are many reasons why these date bark are nutrients-dense and healthier for you as a treat:
Gluten-Free Vegan – Naturally dairy-free and cruelty-free. Refined Sugar-Free – There’s no added sugar in this recipe. High-Fiber – Dates are sweet, but compared to regular sugar, they are packed with fiber, slowing down blood sugar spikes and sugar absorption. They are also packed with nutrients and vitamins. Packed with Proteins from nuts.
Ingredients
All you need to make this healthy treats are:
Medjool Dates – pitted. You can also use other dates variety, but Medjool dates are rich and thick and add a caramel-like flavor to the dessert. Creamy Peanut Butter or any nut butter you like, including cashew butter or sunflower seed butter for a nut-free option. Roasted Salted Peanuts or any nuts you love, like pistachios, almonds, walnuts, pecans, or even shredded coconut. Coconut Oil Salt Dark Chocolate – I am using 85% dark chocolate, but feel free to use any chocolate chips with the cocoa content you love.
How To Make Date Bark
Making this healthy treat is so easy that you will always have a batch in the fridge to fix your candy bar cravings.
Serving
You can serve the bark with a pinch of flaky sea salt or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can also freeze the pieces of date bark and eat them frozen. Remove from the freezer for 10 minutes at room temperature before eating to thaw lightly.
Storage Instructions
This viral date bark recipe won’t last very long trust me! But, here how you can store leftovers.
Fridge – Place the bark in an airtight container in the refrigerator and store it for up to two weeks. Freezer – Freeze in zip-lock bags for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge the day before.
Alternatives
You can use this recipe to create a range of different bark flavors. You don’t have to make the classic Snickers bar flavor. For example, try some options below to make a new chocolate date bark flavor.
Almond Date Bark – Swap the peanut butter for almond butter. Use roasted chopped almonds instead of peanuts. Seed Date Bark – Use sunflower seed butter or tahini and sesame seeds or hemp seeds. Cashew Coconut Date Bark – Use cashew butter and shredded coconut. Protein Date Bark – Replace the peanut butter with peanut butter powder and top with high-protein ingredients like hemp seeds. Frozen Date Bark – Add a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream on top of the peanut butter. Add melted dark chocolate and store in the freezer for a frozen snicker date bark.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ingredients swap ideas if you need.
Nut-Free – Swap peanut ingredients for sunflower butter and shredded coconut or sunflower seeds. Cocoa-Free – Use carob instead of dark chocolate. Date-Free – This recipe works with other large dried fruits like dried figs dried apricots.
Here are my answers to your most frequent questions about this healthy dessert recipe.
