There's nothing worse than being stuck indoors with little ones on a rainy afternoon. Why not get the little hands busy making these bars that will be great to have on hand for the rest of the week. The kids can help with shaping the bars and taste testing. There's loads of ways to customise them too, by adding nuts to the date mix or coating them with toasted coconut or sesame seeds.
Ingredients
3 cups (600g) pitted dates
3 cups (420g) oats + extra for coating
Directions
1 Line a 17 x 27cm slice tin with baking paper and set aside. Place dates into a food processor and process until it has a jam-like consistency (you may need to add a touch of hot water if it is dry).
2 Add oats one cup at a time until it's all incorporated and the mix starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Press mixture into the tin.
3 Sprinkle top with oats and freeze for 1-2 hours.
4 Cut into fingers and roll in extra oats to coat. Wrap individual fingers in baking paper and store in an airtight container.
