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Indulge in a guilt-free treat with this sugar-free Date Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark. Enjoy the perfect combination of dates, peanut butter, and melted chocolate.
Eating a date and peanut butter together is delicious, but add melted chocolate over the top, and you will have a copycat Snickers bar treat.
At least, that’s what my mouth tells my brain to keep me from scarfing down a Snickers bar.
Chocolate-covered dates with peanut butter are the new rage in the high-protein treat world.
I’ve taken it further and created a sugar-free, high-protein date peanut butter chocolate bark with added whole peanuts and used powered pb.
Although I don’t add refined sugar to my recipe, you can use melted semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate and full-fat peanut butter to make the bark.
Are Dates High In Protein?
No, medjool dates have a small amount of protein, 0.4g for each date.
Dates are tropical fruits naturally high in sugar with a caramel texture that adds sweetness to anything they are added to.
Unless you purchase pitted dates, there will be a stone inside that can easily be removed.
- Gluten-Free
- Cholesterol Free
- Sodium Free
- Fat-Free
Best Dates To Use For Date Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark
I’ve eaten dates raw, cooked, dried, and baked into date squares and other baked goods.
Medjool dates are my favourite and all I ever use when I bake.
You can find Medjool dates at Canadian grocery stores, mainly in the produce section with dried fruits and nuts, or purchase them online.
Every Indian supermarket I’ve visited has also carried a variety of dates for recipes.
How To Make Date Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark
Date Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark is a simple, delicious, sugar-free snack that will crush your sweet tooth so you’re not overindulging in other sugary treats.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Open each pitted date and set them next to each other in rows of 4.
- Place another piece of parchment paper over the top and flatten the dates using a rolling pin. Remove the parchment paper from the top of the dates.
- Add the powdered peanut butter, sugar-free syrup, and water to a bowl and mix until it looks like peanut butter. It should be a thinner consistency to spread or add more water. If you use regular peanut butter, microwave it until it is melted.
- Pour and spread the peanut butter over the dates to cover the surface.
- Add the roasted, salted whole peanuts (optional)
- Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl, then melt in 15-second intervals in the microwave or on the stove in a double-boiler.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the roasted peanut to cover the surface evenly.
- Add flaked sea salt over top of the melted chocolate.
- Freeze for two hours and cut using a sharp knife into pieces of any size.
How To Store Date Bark
Store the chopped date peanut butter chocolate bark in a container in the freezer for up to 3 months or in the refrigerator for a week.
Additional Toppings
You can add any of your favourite toppings to the dates after the peanut butter or chocolate layer.
- Various flavours of chocolate chips
- Crushed cookies
- Coconut
- Cacao nibs
- Crushed graham crackers
- Any cereal
- Granola
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Total Time
2 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 16 Medjool Dates
- 1/2 cup Roasted Salted Whole Peanuts
- 1 cup (13 tbsps) Dark Powdered Peanut Butter or Peanut Butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup Sugar-Free Syrup (homemade sf syrup) or Canadian Maple Syrup
- 5 tbsp cold water (add more if needed after syrup)
- 1 tsp Flaked Sea Salt (add over melted chocolate)
- 1 cup Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips or any chocolate chips melted
- 1 tsp Coconut oil (for chocolate)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Open each pitted date and set them next to each other in rows of 4.
- Place another piece of parchment paper over the top and flatten the dates using a rolling pin. Remove the parchment paper from the top of the dates.
- Add the powdered peanut butter, sugar-free syrup, and water to a bowl and mix until it looks like peanut butter. It should be a thinner consistency to spread or add more water. If you use regular peanut butter, microwave it until it is melted.
- Pour and spread the peanut butter over the dates to cover the surface.
- Add the roasted, salted whole peanuts (optional)
- Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl, then melt in 15-second intervals in the microwave or on the stove in a double-boiler.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the roasted peanut to cover the surface evenly.
- Add flaked sea salt over top of the melted chocolate.
- Freeze for two hours and cut using a sharp knife into pieces of any size.
