Dessert

Date Cocoa Crunch Bars is for Dessert, Snack.

Date Cocoa Crunch Bars takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Date Cocoa Crunch Bars takes 40 minutes to cook.

Date Cocoa Crunch Bars makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Date Cocoa Crunch Bars are:

Cake:
2.5 oz chopped dried dates
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup boiling water
4 oz (113g) lite silken tofu (mori-nu)
2 tbsp unsweetened pureed pumpkin
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 1/2 tbsp sunflower or canola oil
1 tbsp vanilla
6 oz spelt flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Topping:
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Here is how you make Date Cocoa Crunch Bars:

Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8" square pan.Combine the dates and sugars in a bowl.Add the boiling water and stir. Let stand 20 minutes.Puree the tofu, pumpkin, almond milk, oil and vanilla in a food processor until smooth. Add to the date mixture and set aside.In a large bowl whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Pour the tofu / date mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to just blend. For topping:Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the surface of the batter. Cover with a sprinkling of the coconut then the chocolate chips.Bake for 40 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Chill completely before cutting.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Date Cocoa Crunch Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 219.3

• Total Fat: 6.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 17.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 1.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Date Cocoa Crunch Bars is Vegetarian