Chocolate & Peanut Butter Energy Bars with Cranberries & Oats
 
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Quick, no-bake energy bars for when you're on the go! These bars are great as a post-workout bite or a snack during a hike. Packed with tons of healthy ingredients!
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Recipe type: Snack
Serves: 18 bars
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted peanuts
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 2½ cups dried Medjool dates, pitted (about 15)
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 2 Tbsp chia seeds (optional)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, letting the edges hang over the sides; set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350. Spread peanuts on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake about 10 minutes, stirring once, until nuts are fragrant and golden. Cool slightly before continuing with the recipe.
  3. Combine peanuts, peanut butter, dates, cranberries, oats, chia seeds, and salt in a food processor and pulse until ingredients begin to clump together, scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary. The mixture does not have to be smooth, but it should stick together when pressed with your fist. Depending on the moisture content of the dates you are using, you may have to add a few more dates. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan. Cover the top with a piece of wax paper and press mixture down firmly.
  4. Cover the baking pan and refrigerate for at least an hour until bars are firm. Remove from pan (by lifting the sides of parchment paper) and cut into 18 bars.
  5. Microwave chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted. Transfer to a piping bag and drizzle over the bars. Let sit until chocolate has set.
  6. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a month, or at room temperature for up to a week.
Notes
Storing these bars in the fridge will keep them firm, and storing them on the counter will keep them a bit softer.

To make these even easier, simply add the chocolate chips to the food processor with the rest of the ingredients instead of drizzling over top. They taste just as good!
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-energy-bars-with-cranberries-oats/