This is a Chocolate Date Slice that is bite sized and naturally sweetened with no added sugar. This treat is for busy snackers, and chocoholics trying to cut sugar.
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I love making date sweetened recipes as they are sweet but not overly so. Sometimes store bought date slices can be very sweet as they have dates plus sugar.
recipe highlights
- Naturally sweetened with dates instead of sugar
- Uses simple pantry ingredients
- One bowl, less mess
- Kid-friendly and freezer-friendly
- Great for meal prep or healthy lunchboxes
The key ingredients in this recipe are of course good quality dates, as well as rolled oats, cocoa powder, walnuts, monkfruit sweetener and a few other pantry staples.
I used a combination of dates and monkfruit sweetener in this recipe to get the right level of sweetness as the dates alone were not quite enough, however if you don't have an overly sweet sweet tooth you could leave it out.
Top Tip
When making a date slice, the dates are everything. You must use good quality fresh dates and my go to are medjool dates as they are soft, sweet, chewy and have an almost caramel like quality.
As an alternative you could use delget noor dates however these are not as sweet.
You don't need a food processor or electric beaters to make this recipe. All it takes is just one bowl, and you mix it all together. Its simple and easy.
What makes it special is that is it rich and chocolatey but naturally sweetened!
You might also like these easy 4 Ingredient Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups.
I used muffin trays to make these date slice bites as they were the perfect size. Alternatively you could also use a square pan but the cooking time might be slightly different.
storage + Freezing Tips
- Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Freeze slices individually for up to 3 months.
- Thaw in the fridge overnight or at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Variations
- Add crushed pecans or almonds for crunch instead of walnuts
- Use cashew butter, almond butter, or tahini instead of peanut butter
Other Easy Snack Recipes --->> Sugar Free Lemon Bars, Low Carb Carrot Cake, Cocao Bliss Balls, and these Sugar Free Apple and Ginger Muffins.
If you like date slice and are looking for a healthier alternative, this is what you need to try. Significantly lower in sugar and calories but still actually tastes like a date slice, that's what I like about it.
Plus they are bite sized and come in at 150 calories per serve.
Make this healthy date slice in under 30 minutes, let them cool, pop into ziplock bags, then into the freezer. Snack prepping done!
Chocolate Date Slice Bites
Ingredients
- ¾ cup plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- â…“ cup rolled oats
- â…“ cup monkfruit sweetener - (granulated)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup medjool dates, pitted - seeds removed and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter
- 1 medium egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- â…“ cup walnuts - chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C/320 degrees F for Fan oven, 180 degrees C/350 degrees F for regular oven
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, add ¾ cup plain flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ⅓ cup rolled oats, ⅓ cup monkfruit sweetener and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Stir with a spoon to combine.
- To the same bowl, add ½ cup medjool dates, pitted and chopped, ⅓ cup walnuts, ¼ cup natural peanut butter, 1 medium egg, ½ cup milk and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Stir with a spoon until a batter is formed.
- Spoon the mixture into a silicone muffin tray, evenly distributing the batter, and using a spoon to smooth over the tops.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before removing from molds. Store in an air tight container for 4 days.
Notes
- Use delget noor dates if unable to use medjool dates.
- I use granulated brown monkfruit sweetener, but you can also use white.Â
- Pecans or almonds can be used instead of walnuts
- Vegetable oil or grapeseed oil can be used in place of olive oil
- Ground cinnamon is optional and can be left out
Nutrition
Note: Sugars contained in this recipe are from naturally occurring sugars in fruits, vegetables or other natural sweeteners. Calories have been calculated for your convenience using My Fitness Pal and are based on the ingredients listed in the recipe card.
Lilly says
Do I have to use silicone muffin tray
Kim says
You can use a metal muffin tray. Just make sure to grease it with either oil or butter so its easier to get them out.