This recipe was one of life’s very happy accidents where all the planets aligned! I was shopping for dates and picked up dried figs... now I’ve never been one to cook with figs, ever! I love them savoury but for some reason I’ve never thought to use them as a natural refined sugar free sweetener. That was, until this fateful day!
When life gives you...err figs..you make chocolate, fig & seed slices.
The dried figs add a lovely nutty sweetness and they’re full of so many vitamins and nutrients. They’re an amazing source of fibre & minerals too.
This recipe genuinely takes no time at all to make and is a brilliant after dinner or lunch box treat. Cut into slices, they last for days in an airtight container.
This recipe calls for nothing but natural healthy ingredients that promotes health. The perfect snack to keep sugar cravings at bay
Loaded with omega seeds & protein rich tahini these guys are also super filling as well as delicious.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup oats
1/2 cup dried figs
1/2 cup sunflower & pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup tahini
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp flaxseed
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
6 dates
3 tbsp melted coconut oil
Chocolate topping:
100g Homemade or sugarfree chocolate
1 tsp melted coconut oil
METHOD
Add the dates and figs to a bowl of boiling water for 10 mins. Then remove from the water and drain them. Next add to a food processor woth a tbsp of the water and blitz until a smooth consistency. Then add in the rest of the Ingredients and give a little pulse until the ingredients are a coarse consistency.
Empty the mixture in to a tin and flatten down so it’s even.
Pop in the fridge to set. Next melt the chocolate and add the coconut oil. Remove the tin from the fridge and pour over the chocolate, return again to the fridge until the chocolate sets for approx 30mins
Cut in to slices and serve.
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