Tahini Bars

No Bake Tahini Bars are packed with health, nutritious and chocolate. It’s easy, chewy and so satisfying as a dessert or a pre – workout snack. These are vegan, gluten free and nut free.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword how to make tahini bars, no bake tahini bars, tahini bars recipe, tahini chocolate bars

Prep Time 10

refrigerating time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 257kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

3/4 cup tahini paste (well stirred)
1/2 cup pitted dates (soaked in warm water and drained)
2 tbsp. chia seeds
3 tbsp. hemp seeds
2 tbsp. flaxmeal
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp orange extract or 1/2 tsp orange zest
1/4 cup dairy free mini chocolate chips
2 tsp white sesame seeds (to garnish)

Instructions

Prepare a 6 inch or an 8-inch square pan by sticking a parchment paper to it. (To make sure the parchment paper does not move while shaping the dough, grease the pan first and then stick the parchment paper to it).
In a food processor, combine tahini, dates, chia seeds, hempseeds, flax meal, vanilla extract, orange extract or orange zest.
Grind it until a dough like consistency forms. Pause at intervals to scrape from all sides with a flat spatula. Test its stickiness by picking a small amount of the dough and try to bind it in a dough with your hand. If it sticks to each other without crumbling or falling apart, its ready.
Remove the blade of the food processor and fold in the chocolate chips. You may also spoon out the dough in a mixing bowl and then fold in chocolate chips. Mix it roughly with a flat spatula.
Spoon it out into the prepared pan and shape it with your hands by gently pressing from all sides. Make sure its firm and sticking to each other from all sides. Sprinkle its top with sesame seeds and place it flat in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
Take it out of the refrigerator and place the pan on a flat surface. Gently, pull out the parchment paper along with the set dough. Place it on a flat working counter and slice with a sharp knife. Enjoy!

Notes

The thickness of the bars will depend on the size of your pan.
This recipe makes 9 thick slices and the serving size is 1 bar per person.
Refrigerate the leftovers in an air tight glass container for about 1 month.

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