I wouldn’t necessarily say that these Paleo Date Walnut Bars are low-carb, but they are certainly lower-carb than a traditional date bar recipe. Using almond flour in my gluten-free recipes helps to lower the carb count right off the bat. Reducing the amount of sweetener in my recipes helps too!
These Date Walnut Bars are sweetened with one-quarter cup of honey, while most date bar recipes use a cup of sugar, or more. Given this, I consider these Paleo Date Walnut Bars a very healthy dessert! If you’re looking for something different and need sugar-free recipes, you’ll definitely want to check out my Keto Diet Recipes page!
This is another one of my super easy paleo dessert recipes that you can whip up without much fuss. We enjoy Date Walnut Bars for breakfast with a hot cup of tea, or for an afternoon snack, or for dessert following our dinner.
Date Walnut Bars
Ingredients
- 1½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- ¼ cup agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup dates (remove pits) and chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda
- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, oil, honey, and vanilla
- Stir wet ingredients into dry
- Fold walnuts and dates into batter
- Scoop batter into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Bake at 350°F for 22-30 minutes
- Cool and serve
Both my husband and younger son really enjoyed this paleo dessert! My older son barely noticed them since they do not contain chocolate.
Here are some of my other easy paleo dessert recipes for you!
Kristen says
These look great and I have everything already at home! May need to make them tonight. :)
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
Oh these look so good! What’s the texture like? are they chewy? moist? dry? crumbly?
Amy says
HI Elana —
I just wanted to share with everyone what I did with this recipe. Our little one is not keen on walnuts (or any other for that matter) . . . so, I decided to switch out the walnuts for 2 bananas chopped into pieces. I also doubled the recipe and poured into a rectangular baking dish (9X13, I think) . . . baked for 30 minutes and it was awesome, like banana bread with a kick. The only thing I would do different next time is to leave out the agave as it was much too sweet with the dates, bananas and agave. Otherwise, this is perfect for mornings. I may also add some peeled and diced apples in a future version. Thanks for sharing!
Amy
Judy says
Thanks, your the only one so far, that has actually tried these.
They do look good, so it is helpful to hear someone really made them and says they taste good. Thanks again
Jackie says
I have been looking for a recipe much like this for some time. Thank you for coming to the rescue! Your photo is beautiful as well–very enticing! :-)
Raquel of Galilee says
A great recipe for Tu B’shvat (New Year for Trees that starts tonight) when it is traditional to eat Israeli grown fruits.
I noticed. Thank You!
Julie says
I’m looking forward to making this–I will use pecans as walnuts are irritating to my mouth. I love date bars, and the thought of these made with almond flour and less sweetener is exciting. Thank you.
Leia says
I’d love to try these!
Mia says
These look yummy! Thanks for the recipe.
Saundra says
I’m one of the weird ones, I guess, who doesn’t like dates. What do you suggest as a substitution? Raisins?
colormepink says
Raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried apricots, any dried fruit should work. Or you could just omit the fruit and add extra nuts or chocolate chips.
Kiran says
A simple and healthy indulgence. Gotta try this recipe someday :)