Chocolate Date Nut no bake cookies/bar

This is a bar/cookie that tastes like the Lara Jocalat bars.. Try these and your family will love them. What better way to get your kids to eat fruit and fiber.. I love the premade bars and thought I could reproduce them in my own kitchen. I gave one to my son without telling him what I had been trying to do and asked what he thought of them. He immediately said they tasted just like Jocalat, success..  After posting this recipe I thought about adding Shakeology® instead of cocoa and tried it in the next batch, that is a very good addition and I would recommend it as it add a lot of nutrition to the mix.  This is a very flexible recipe, you can add a variety of ingredients to personalize this cookie to your taste but do need the dates or plums as a base.



20 Minutes to Prepare 



Ingredients

* Dates or Plums, 1 cup, pitted, chopped
* Walnuts, 1 cup, chopped
* Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, .25 cup (or one scoop chocolate Shakeology®)
* Natural peanut butter, 2 tbsp
* Granola, .25 cup
* Banana, fresh, .5 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long)
* Coconut, shredded unsweetened, 3 tbsp



Directions
Place the dates, walnuts, cocoa powder, peanut butter and banana in a food processor and blend well. Add granola and pulse a few times to incorporate into the mix.

Shape approximately 1 tablespoon of mix into a ball and roll in the flaked coconut (optional). Place in an airtight container and refrigerate.

I add a variety of nuts and also dried cranberries and will not always roll in coconut. I also use premade granola and most of my ingredients are organic by choice.   Chocolate Shakeology® can also be used to add a tremendous amount of nutrition to this cookie.

Number of Servings: 24


Nutritional Info

* Amount Per Serving
* Calories: 78.6

* Total Fat: 4.9 g
* Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
* Sodium: 0.9 mg
* Total Carbs: 8.4 g
* Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
* Protein: 1.7 g