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Raw Pistachio Date Squares
[Vegan, Gluten-Free]

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Mediterranean-inspired dinners and decadent desserts. Medha Swaminathan, blogger at Whisk & Shout, is an environmentally conscious... Read More

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A close-up shot of several Raw Pistachio Date Squares, each coated in dark chocolate and sprinkled with crushed green pistachios, artfully arranged on a white plate.

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Raw Pistachio Date Squares [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

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If you're looking for some healthy diet food that tastes like a dream, this is your recipe. The pistachio-date center is enrobed in a silky chocolate coating and topped with more pistachios to make the perfect sweet bit. Plus, this recipe only uses eight ingredients and these squares are quick... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Raw Pistachio Date Squares [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

For the Date Caramel:

2 cups dates, pitted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons raw shelled pistachios
1 teaspoon sea salt

For the Coating:

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cacao powder
2 tablespoon cup coconut oil, liquid
1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave
2 tablespoons raw pistachios, crushed for topping

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How to Prepare Raw Pistachio Date Squares [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

In a food processor, combine your dates, warm water, 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons of pistachios, sea salt, and vanilla until a paste forms.
Transfer the paste to a foil-lined small 4x4-inch dish or square container. Spread it evenly, then cover it, and freeze it for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, combined cacao powder, liquid coconut oil, and maple syrup in a medium bowl with a whisk until it's homogenous.
Remove the pan from freezer and cut it into squares. Dip each date square into the chocolate coating and sprinkle it with the remaining pistachios.
Place each square on a lined baking sheet and them return to freezer for 15 minutes.
Store in the squares in the refrigerator.

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