Red Meat Allergy Friendly Tigernut & Date Energy Bars

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time0 min

Red Meat Allergy Friendly Tigernut & Date Energy Bars

These no-bake bars are the kind of snack that feels indulgent but is built entirely from whole, plant-based ingredients — chewy medjool dates, toasty shredded coconut, warm Ceylon cinnamon, and a hint of ginger all pressed into a dense, satisfying slab. Tigernut flour is the real star here: despite its name, it comes from a small root vegetable and brings a naturally sweet, slightly nutty flavor along with a tender crumb that holds everything together beautifully. There's no meat, no animal-derived gelatin, and nothing that could trigger a red meat sensitivity hiding in the ingredient list — just pantry staples you can verify yourself. The process is straightforward food-processor work followed by a chill in the fridge, so you end up with clean-edged bars that are easy to grab and go. A drizzle of honey and a touch of vanilla powder round out the flavor without overpowering the natural caramel depth of the dates. Keep a batch in the fridge and you'll have a reliable, worry-free snack ready whenever hunger hits.

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Ingredients

10 servings

For the bars

2 cups medjool dates, pitted
1 ½ cups tigernut flour
½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
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3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp fine sea salt
½ tsp vanilla powder
2–3 tbsp water, as needed

For topping

2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut, for topping (optional)

Instructions

1
Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides for easy lifting.
2
Place the pitted dates in the food processor and pulse 10–12 times until they break down into a rough, sticky paste — the texture should resemble chunky dough with no large whole pieces remaining.

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