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<\/p>\nThree of my favorite flavor combos are chocolate and cherry, matcha and cherry, and chocolate and matcha. I figured I’d try putting them all together into one epic larabar-style date + nut bar and see what happened… They turned out incredible! <\/p>\n
What I love most about these bars (in addition to having just 6 simple ingredients and taking less than 5 minutes to make) is the layers and layers of amazing flavors. At first, you’re hit with the bitter matcha green tea flavor, which blends into the tart cherry, and then then sweetness of the dates with the cocoa. They’re really delicious. <\/p>\n
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Makes about 10 bars<\/strong><\/p>\n Basically, just combine all the ingredients in your food processor and let it run for at least two minutes. At first it will be very clumpy and dry, but as it processes, the nuts and dates will break down and it should form one solid sticky clump. That’s when you know it’s done. <\/p>\n Pro tip: add the powders (matcha and cocoa) at the *bottom* of the food processor and add everything else on top. Even with the lid on, this will prevent everything within a 100-foot radius from becoming covered with a thin layer of matcha-cocoa dust…<\/p>\n take two pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap and sandwich the mixture between them, use something big and flat like a cutting board to press down evenly until the mixture is about 1\/4-inch thick, or whatever works for you. Keep the layers of parchment intact and transfer to the fridge for 15-30 minutes to firm up (optional) before slicing and using a sifter to dust the tops with extra matcha powder. <\/p>\n Store refrigerated in plastic bags for a week or more. <\/p>\n Three of my favorite flavor combos are chocolate and cherry, matcha and cherry, and chocolate and matcha. I figured I’d try putting them all together into one epic larabar-style date… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,9],"tags":[21,26,35,30,25],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\nIngredients:<\/h4>\n
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