Nutty Espresso Date Snack Bars

These date snack bars are easy, ready in 5 minutes, require no cooking, are full of healthy nuts, and taste like coffee. What more could you want, really?

When I first starting eating clean, and reading my ingredient labels, snacks that fit into my new way of eating were tough. Whole30 was still fairly new, and the only Whole30 book that existed at that time was the original, It Starts With Food.

Now, you can get a wide assortment of books: the Fast & Easy Cookbook, Food Freedom, Slow Cooker Whole30 recipes, and even a Whole30 daily journal.

And that's just the official Whole30 branded books. There's an endless collection of blogs, recipes, and resources out there to help you get through your Whole30. (If you're looking for Whole30 resources on this site, you can find them here.)

Now, when I first started Whole30 way back when, pre-made snacks were not off limits. Nowadays, they strongly recommend you don't eat them, for a couple of reasons:

1. They are mostly dates, so technically loaded with sugar.
2. They are a convenience food, and can be a bad habit trigger for some people.

Number 1, I can't really dispute. It's true. Dates are super sweet, and Whole30 focuses heavily on slaying the sugar dragon, if you have one.

Number 2, also true. HOWEVER. I'm a big proponent of making the best choice possible in the current situation. Now let's just say you are on a Whole30. Things are going swimmingly, and then your car breaks down. The only things near you are a gas station and a McDonalds. The tow truck is going to be there in 2 hours, and you forgot to eat lunch.

I would much rather you have a pre-made, pre-packaged Lara Bar in your bag to pull out in case of emergency rather than walk to McDonalds and throw the whole thing down the drain.

See what I'm saying?

Anyway, the best alternative to pre-packaged date bars is making your own date snack bars. I like to put a little twist on flavors and make them non traditional, and my two favorite date snack bar recipe options are these Nutty Espresso Bars and my Sweet & Spicy Date Bars.

Just look at all those nuts. Nom nom nom.

Don't worry. I didn't put it back like that - I went ahead and ate the whole thing.

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