Coconut Date Bars Recipe

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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 3 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut 1 pound very soft dates, pitted 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped

Cook’s Notes To test for softness, squeeze a date between your fingers. If it mashes easily, proceed with the recipe as directed. If it’s more fibrous or dry, pulse dates in a food processor until a thick paste forms. Using a piece of parchment paper is helpful when pressing dates into pan. Bars can be stored in an airtight container 2 to 3 days.

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Recipe Summary Servings: 8

Recipe Summary

Servings: 8

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut 1 pound very soft dates, pitted 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped

Directions

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons coconut over the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish. Firmly press dates into coconut, covering bottom of dish. Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon coconut and the walnuts, gently pressing into dates. Cut into 2-inch squares.

Cook’s Notes

To test for softness, squeeze a date between your fingers. If it mashes easily, proceed with the recipe as directed. If it’s more fibrous or dry, pulse dates in a food processor until a thick paste forms. Using a piece of parchment paper is helpful when pressing dates into pan. Bars can be stored in an airtight container 2 to 3 days.

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 Add Rating & Review     81 Ratings   5 star values:        6    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        37    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        4

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Add Rating & Review     81 Ratings   5 star values:        6    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        37    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        4

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81 Ratings 5 star values: 6 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 37 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 4

5 star values: 6 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 37 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 4

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/29/2014   These were very tasty, but easier to just buy the dates already coated in coconut and a nut pressed in it. Comes in a plastic container, usually in produce section.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/23/2013   YUM!!!! Made this tonight with my kids ages 7 and 9. They got all into helping me chop nuts and squish dates. Chopped the dates (medjool) by hand and then squished them with a potato masher and a bit of water. Swapped the walnuts for pecans. Kids were so impressed that a dessert with 3 ingredients that grow from the ground and no added sugar could be so yummy! Great lesson in real food... thanks!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 1 stars       08/19/2013   I could not, for the life of me, get these to stick together! I tried pressing with my body weight, beating with a meat mallet and even taking them out of the pan and rolling them with a rolling pin on parchment paper. The dates I used were as soft as any date I've ever eaten. I'm not sure what went wrong and I'm sure this recipe would taste lovely if I could get everything to stick together, but it was definitely a no-go in my books :/  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/10/2013   Use medjool dates not deglet noors for this recipe. Also, place chopped walnuts and pitted dates in a food processor and pulse chop to get the desired consistency. Stop pulsing every few times, and pinch some of the mixture to see if it holds together. Once it does, proceed with the rest of the recipe.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/20/2011   Super! Thanks for the tip - I'll look for those. I love the flavors - I'm not ready to give up on this recipe!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/17/2011   OK, so I bought pitted "pressed" dates and that did the trick! I found a package at my local produce shop. Very sweet, very delicious and very stuck together already. All I had to do was use a wet metal spoon to sort of unroll the mass of dates and press it down to a rectangular shape. The coconuts and walnuts stuck to it, no problem and I could cut them into squares. It looks just like the picture. Yum! Best snack ever.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/17/2011   I agree. I'm having a hard time getting them to stick. I tried coarsely chopping the dates to create more sticky surface area, I even tried using my own body weight to mash them down into the pan... all I get is a mess. The nuts don't stick in, most of the coconut stays in, but regardless, when I take them out of the pan they fall apart. Is there a way to make really soft dates even softer??  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/13/2011   Is there a trick to mashing the dates together? I bought delicious soft organic dates and they do not stick together. I ended up just tossing the ingredients together but it's harder to eat it that way.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/01/2008   Yes.. Yes, you should be able to find your favorites- pitted or not. They should definitely be soft enough for this recipe, every pack of dates I have brought at the supermarket has been soft enough. Or you could try your local Organic grocery store/ shop? I personally like organic ingredients better, they're just more expensive by a couple of dollars but better quality- without chemicals, colourings, emulsifiers, flavourings, preservatives etc..! Good Luck! =D  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/31/2008   Are the pitted dates usually found in a plastic container at a grocery store soft enough for this recipe?

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated 11/29/2014

These were very tasty, but easier to just buy the dates already coated in coconut and a nut pressed in it. Comes in a plastic container, usually in produce section.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 08/23/2013

YUM!!!! Made this tonight with my kids ages 7 and 9. They got all into helping me chop nuts and squish dates. Chopped the dates (medjool) by hand and then squished them with a potato masher and a bit of water. Swapped the walnuts for pecans. Kids were so impressed that a dessert with 3 ingredients that grow from the ground and no added sugar could be so yummy! Great lesson in real food… thanks!

Rating: 1 stars 08/19/2013

I could not, for the life of me, get these to stick together! I tried pressing with my body weight, beating with a meat mallet and even taking them out of the pan and rolling them with a rolling pin on parchment paper. The dates I used were as soft as any date I’ve ever eaten. I’m not sure what went wrong and I’m sure this recipe would taste lovely if I could get everything to stick together, but it was definitely a no-go in my books :/

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated 03/10/2013

Use medjool dates not deglet noors for this recipe. Also, place chopped walnuts and pitted dates in a food processor and pulse chop to get the desired consistency. Stop pulsing every few times, and pinch some of the mixture to see if it holds together. Once it does, proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Rating: Unrated 01/20/2011

Super! Thanks for the tip - I’ll look for those. I love the flavors - I’m not ready to give up on this recipe!

Rating: Unrated 01/17/2011

OK, so I bought pitted “pressed” dates and that did the trick! I found a package at my local produce shop. Very sweet, very delicious and very stuck together already. All I had to do was use a wet metal spoon to sort of unroll the mass of dates and press it down to a rectangular shape. The coconuts and walnuts stuck to it, no problem and I could cut them into squares. It looks just like the picture. Yum! Best snack ever.

I agree. I’m having a hard time getting them to stick. I tried coarsely chopping the dates to create more sticky surface area, I even tried using my own body weight to mash them down into the pan… all I get is a mess. The nuts don’t stick in, most of the coconut stays in, but regardless, when I take them out of the pan they fall apart. Is there a way to make really soft dates even softer??

Rating: Unrated 01/13/2011

Is there a trick to mashing the dates together? I bought delicious soft organic dates and they do not stick together. I ended up just tossing the ingredients together but it’s harder to eat it that way.

Rating: Unrated 11/01/2008

Yes.. Yes, you should be able to find your favorites- pitted or not. They should definitely be soft enough for this recipe, every pack of dates I have brought at the supermarket has been soft enough. Or you could try your local Organic grocery store/ shop? I personally like organic ingredients better, they’re just more expensive by a couple of dollars but better quality- without chemicals, colourings, emulsifiers, flavourings, preservatives etc..! Good Luck! =D

Rating: Unrated 05/31/2008

Are the pitted dates usually found in a plastic container at a grocery store soft enough for this recipe?

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