Nuss-Kokos-Schnitten (vegan) (nut and coconut bars)
No-bake bars built on a date binder blended until fully sticky before the chopped nuts and coconut are folded in by hand, since blending the nuts in with the dates turns the whole mixture to paste and loses the distinct crunch these bars are built around. Pressing the mixture firmly and evenly into the tin, right into the corners, is what keeps the bars from crumbling apart when sliced.
Prep20 min
Rest60 min
Servings4
Christoph's nut and coconut bars, the nuts folded in by hand after blending the dates so they keep their crunch.
Ingredients
Written for a 20 × 20 cm dish
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Bars
- 250 g pitted dates rounded
- 30 ml water rounded
- 15 g coconut oil, melted rounded
- 1 g fine salt rounded
- 150 g mixed nuts, roughly chopped rounded
- 60 g shredded coconut rounded
Dietary labels are a guide, not a guarantee. If you have an allergy, read the ingredients yourself.
Method
- Blend the dates, water, coconut oil and salt until fully smooth and sticky, scraping down as needed.
- Transfer to a bowl. Fold in the chopped nuts and shredded coconut by hand, mixing thoroughly until evenly distributed.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into a lined 20x20 cm dish, working it right into the corners.
- Chill for at least 1 hour, until firm enough to cut cleanly.
- Turn out and cut into 12 bars.
Notes
- Blend only the dates, not the nuts. Blending the nuts in with the dates turns the whole mixture into a uniform paste and loses the distinct crunch that these bars are built around; folding the nuts in by hand afterward keeps them whole and crisp.
- Press the mixture firmly into every corner of the tin. Loosely packed corners are weak points that crumble apart first when the bars are cut and lifted out.
- Give it the full hour to chill. The mixture is quite soft at room temperature; chilling firms it up enough to hold a clean slice.
- They keep for a week in the fridge, or freeze well for months.
Ingredient substitutions
- Mixed nuts can be any combination you like, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, or pecans all work well.
- A pinch of cinnamon in the date mixture is a nice addition.
- A drizzle of melted dark chocolate on top once chilled is a good finishing touch.
From Christoph Mayer