Vegan Date Breakfast Bars Recipe

Name: Vegan Date Breakfast Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 250g medjool dates; ½ orange (zest only); 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons all natural peanut butter; 80g pumpkin seeds; 50g walnut pieces; 150g whole flax seeds; 100g large oats; 25g chia seeds

Ingredients

250g medjool dates
½ orange (zest only)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all natural peanut butter
80g pumpkin seeds
50g walnut pieces
150g whole flax seeds
100g large oats
25g chia seeds

	PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 10 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 355F (180C)
Line the bottom and sides of a 8-inch square baking tin with parchment paper
Pit the dates and tear them with our fingers into a medium saucepan, add the orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla.
Cover with 325 ml cold water.
Bring the mix to a boil and let it cook for about 5 minutes until dates are soft.
Take from the heat and mash the dates with a folk until you have a creamy consistency.
Add the peanut butter and mix well.
In another bowl, mix all the other dry ingredients.
Add the mix into the medium saucepan and mix well using a wooden spoon.
Spoon the mix into the prepared tin and spread it evenly.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until firm and golden brown on top and around the edges.
Leave to cool in the in tin before cutting into pieces.