5 Ingredient Buckwheat Bars
Buckwheat is a great swap for oats in these easy no bake bars. They only have 5 simple ingredients and are a great one to make each week for easy grab-and-go energy bars. The buckwheat adds a great flavour too!
Equipment
- Magimix food processor *affiliate link
Ingredients
- 1½ cups soft medjool dates, pitted (200g)
- ½ cup almond butter (120g)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1½ cups unsalted mixed nuts (plus a few more to top) (195g)
- 1 cup of buckwheat flakes (100g)
Instructions
- Pit the dates and add to a food processor with the almond butter and maple syrup. Blend until it forms a sticky ball. It should be really soft and sticky. If it doesn’t seem sticky enough add 1-2 tbsp of water and blend again.
- Chop the nuts into medium chunks. Add them, with the buckwheat flakes, to the date mixture and pulse to combine. You want to mix but not breakdown the nuts fully.
- Press down into a 20cm (8 inch) square tin. Top with a few more nuts then refrigerate for about an hour.
- Cut into 10 large bars or smaller squares and keep in the fridge.
Notes
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- You can toast the buckwheat flakes in the oven for 10 mins before using, if preferred.
- I use quite a runny nut butter for this recipe. If yours is thicker, just add some more.
- If you prefer another nut or seed butter then please substitute with that. Just keep the quantities the same.
- My dates are very soft. If yours are harder then add some water as you blend. Otherwise you can soak the dates in boiling water for about 20 minutes, drain fully and follow the recipe as written.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 8.3gFat: 16.7gSaturated Fat: 1.8gFiber: 3.8g
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