Date & Nut Snack Bar

 

Ingredients:

• 7 oz / 200 g shelled almonds
• 7 oz / 200 g hazelnuts 
• 15 dates, dried and pitted
• 2 eggs 
• Optional:  60 g dark chocolate or 2 tablespoons shredded almonds 

Directions:

1. Preheat the owen to 350 °F / 175 °C.
2. Mix almonds and hazelnuts in the food processor or a blender into a fine flour. 
3. Chop the dates into small pieces either by hand or the food processor. 
4. Beat the eggs and mix together with nut flour and dates. 
5. Shape the dough into a long tube.
6. Slice into pieces and shape into bars.
7. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. 
8. If desired, top with shredded almonds. Press the almonds gently into the bars.
9. Bake for approximately 20 min.
10. Place the bars on a cooling rack. 

Directions for chocolate-covered bars:

1. Use a double-boiler to make sure you don't burn the chocolate. If you don't have one, you can make one by filling a medium saucepan 3/4 full with water. Then rest a smaller saucepan or a heat-proof bowl inside, in which you place the chocolate.
2. Turn the stove on low heat, stirring occasionally. When the chocolate is nearly all melted, turn off the stove. 
3. Using a wooden spoon, stir the last few pieces to melt them. 
4. Take a single bar and dip one side of it into the melted chocolate.
5. Place it onto a cookie sheet to cool. 
6. Repeat with the remaining bars. 
7. You can place the cookie sheet with the nut bars into the fridge for the chocolate to harden faster.