Sesame Free Tigernut & Date Energy Bars
These no-bake bars are chewy, naturally sweet, and packed with warm spice — the kind of snack that feels indulgent but is built entirely from whole-food ingredients. Medjool dates do the heavy lifting here, blending down into a sticky, caramel-like base that binds everything together without any refined sugar beyond a touch of honey. Tigernut flour gives the bars a subtly nutty, slightly earthy depth that pairs beautifully with Ceylon cinnamon and ginger, and the shredded coconut adds just enough texture to keep every bite interesting. For anyone navigating sesame allergies or sensitivities, these are a genuinely safe grab-and-go option — no tahini, no sesame oil, no hidden seeds lurking in the ingredient list. Store-bought energy bars can be a minefield of shared-facility warnings and ambiguous "natural flavors," so making your own batch at home puts you fully in control. The whole process happens in a food processor and a single pan, and after a chill in the fridge you have clean-edged, satisfying bars ready to slice and stash for the week.
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10 servings
For the bars
- 2 cups medjool dates, pitted
- 1 ½ cups tigernut flour
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 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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