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No Bake Peanut Butter Date Bars

by Jessie Daye

First published: April 17, 2018 | Updated: June 10, 2026

OK, I really want to sell you all on these bars because they are honestly amazing. Like so so amazing. I can’t tell you how amazing they are. You have to make them. No sugar, no flour, no eggs. Just dates, peanut butter, vanilla, granola, and topped with dark chocolate and salt. OMG I’m freaking out they are so good guys. And they are easy. I have made them so many times this week. Please do yourself a favor and make these! And please send me a pic!

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No Bake Peanut Butter Date Bars

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups of packed pitted dates (about 10 oz)
1 cup Skippy creamy natural peanut butter
2 1/2 tsps vanilla extract
1 cup KIND peanut butter protein granola
Flake salt or Sea salt
6oz Dark chocolate

Directions
1. In a food processor, combine the dates, peanut butter, and vanilla. Pulse until well combined and smooth. About 2-3 minutes.  

3. Add half of the granola and pulse for another 30 seconds only. 

4. Line a 13″x9″ or 8″x8″ dish with parchment paper and press your batter down into the dish. Use your hand and another piece of parchment paper to smooth out the top. Sprinkle remaining granola over the bars and press down again. 

5. Melt your dark chocolate in a bowl in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Drizzle with dark chocolate and top with sea salt or flake salt. The salt is important! The dates are sweet and the flake salt cuts the sweetness. Do not skip the finishing salt!

No Bake Peanut Butter Date Bars

Author: Jessie Daye
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No-bake bars made with dates, peanut butter, granola, dark chocolate and sea salt.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups packed pitted dates about 10 oz
  • 1 cup Skippy creamy natural peanut butter
  • 2 ½ tsps vanilla extract
  • 1 cup KIND peanut butter protein granola
  • 6 oz Dark chocolate
  • Flake salt or Sea salt

Method

  1. In a food processor, combine the dates, peanut butter, and vanilla. Pulse until well combined and smooth. About 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add half of the granola and pulse for another 30 seconds only.
  3. Line a 13"x9" or 8"x8" dish with parchment paper and press your batter down into the dish. Use your hand and another piece of parchment paper to smooth out the top. Sprinkle remaining granola over the bars and press down again.
  4. Melt your dark chocolate in a bowl in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Drizzle with dark chocolate and top with sea salt or flake salt. The salt is important! The dates are sweet and the flake salt cuts the sweetness. Do not skip the finishing salt!

Notes

The finishing salt is essential as it cuts through the sweetness of the dates. These bars require no baking and contain no sugar, flour, or eggs.

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Hi, I'm Jessie. 

I’m a Los Angeles mama, home renovator, and lifelong creative, sharing the things that make everyday life a little more beautiful. I believe food is one of the best ways to bring people together, which is why I love cooking: it turns an ordinary Tuesday into something worth remembering. From recipes I make on repeat to DIY projects, home design, and a little bit of real life in between — welcome to my corner of the internet. I’m so glad you’re here.

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