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!
Michelle R. says
I made these for our beach camping trip and everyone thought they were amazing. They couldn’t believe there was actually no grains at all! :)
Michelle R. says
I did use melted organic unsalted pasture butter in place of the grapeseed oil, since I ran out of oil. :)
marla {family fresh cooking} says
Hi Elana, I am working on a date post for Monday & Foodgawker led me to you….to gawk! These bars look awesome ;)
Cecilia says
Someone made these for a dessert auction and after buying them, I had to have the recipe. I made them myself last night using Bob’s Red Mill almond meal/flour and they were fantastic! Since the dates are so sticky after pitting and chopping them, I mixed them with the almond flour at the beginning so that the dates wouldn’t be all stuck together. Also I used honey instead of the agave. It’s hard to stop eating them!
Amber says
Hi Elana, as I sit eating one of these for breakfast, I figured it was finally time to jot a comment. I bookmarked this recipe the day you posted it because I was out of dates! I finally got around to making them and have made them three days in a row now! My family loves these delicious, easy to make bars! And they are so versatile. On this last batch, I decided to replace the grapeseed oil with coconut oil, switch the walnuts with pecans, add 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut and reduce the amount of dates. FANTASTIC! (I am a coconut fanatic, so I try to use it whenever I can!) Thanks again for this yummy recipe and all the wonderful recipes you share with us!
Sarah says
I just made these for a birthday potluck at work and it’s a hit! I made the recipe as is and it was a little too sweet for me, but I have been mostly paleo for awhile now and so I’m probably just not as used to it anymore. Next time I make it for myself I might try the ripe banana or applesauce in place of the agave. Everyone else loved them, though – I got lots of compliments and a request for the recipe. Also my daughter ate two of them this morning! She’s a pretty picky eater so that’s impressive!
Ray says
These are so GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD, my wife made half the recipe First time just for me to taste it and see if its good enough LOL. and I was hoooooked I almost had them on the same day. so the second day she doubled the recipe and made a good batch for me (i am on HCG diet on the maintenance phase now) and I am telling you, I can not get enough of these, I had to control my self as I dont want mess up my protocol.
Elana, Thanks alot for great recipes and looking forward for new graet innovations
Kaitlyn says
Elana,
These look amazing. Could I subsitute coconut flour for almond flour?
Thanks : )
Ray says
In the second time my wife used half almond and half Coconut flour and it came lighter color, but same great taste of first time
Virginia says
Elana,
These bars are delicious! You are so right – they are wonderful for dessert or breakfast. Great texture too. My husband couldn’t resist them so they went fast! That’s okay, no white flour, no sugar…you can’t beat healthy, delicious and guilt free. =) Can’t wait to make them again!
Liat says
Have to make these! TODAY!! Can’t wait.
Thank you so much!!!
sally says
wow! i bake because i live…..and yet suffer the guilt of feeding my family sugary, gluten laden desserts….found your site somehow and WOW! i’m inspired….we just had the date walnut bars and they were a hit!!!!