Date & California Walnut Bark
Servings 6 people
Calories 5.8kcal
Ingredients
- 175 g California Walnuts chopped
- 100 g Chocolate chopped
- 150 g Pitted dates
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6.
- Place the 150g Walnuts on a baking tray and bake for 5-8 minutes until golden. Place straight in a high-speed blender and mix until it forms a smooth Walnut butter, adding 1 tsp water if it looks too dry.
- Place the chocolate in a bowl over and pan of simmering water over a low heat and allow to melt, cool slightly.
- Split open the dates and lay out on a sheet of parchment paper to form a rectangle, 5dates down and 4 dates across (approx. 14x16cm). Top with another sheet of parchment and bash with a rolling pin until flattened. Remove the top sheet of parchment.
- Spread with the Walnut butter and then pour over the chocolate and spread until evenly coating the rectangle. Sprinkle with the chopped Walnuts and chill until set.
- Break into pieces to serve.
Notes
Cooks tip
Try using milk or white chocolate instead of plain.
Nutrition
Serving: 71g | Calories: 5.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5.8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5.1g | Sodium: 1.3mg | Fibre: 4.7g | Sugar: 26g