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!
Rachel says
Thanks Elena, we loved this recipe and will definitely be making this again since it was such a hit. I just substituted the agave for rice malt syrup for a fructose free version. Thanks again!
Maddie says
Delicious! I added chocolate chips to mine and they’re scrumptious.
Jeanne J says
Decided that I was craving Xmas fruitcake flavors, so I took the base of this recipe, added candied orange peel, lemon zest, orange zest, almonds, dried cherries, raisins to the dates and walnuts (to make a total of 4 cups of add-ins). I doubled the almond flour, salt and baking soda and doubled the wet ingredients – I used melted butter + maple syrup w/ the eggs. Am using an 8×13 pan and plan to cook for 30+ mins, per someone else’s experience above on doubling the recipe. Will let you know how it tastes!
Jeanne J says
Ok…really, really good! I should mention, I added a bit of organic lemon extract (1tsp) and a bit of organic orange extract (same amount.) I would call it a cake. Very deelish!!
Kathleen says
Hi Elana,
I just to let you know this recipe is to die for! This my first gluten free recipe and I can honestly say “WOW, I’ll be making these divine bars again”. Thank you so much for posting all of the wonderful gluten free and FANTASTIC recipes.
Robyn says
I just made these- and everyone in the room (both gluten free and non-gluten free people)thought they were amazing!!! Easy to make and delicious and AMAZING!
LJ says
These are wonderful!! They are for breakfast in the morning but I can’t keep my hands off of them!!
Valerie Potts says
I made these bars this morning and had 1 for dessert after lunch…they are sooo yummy!! Thank you for the recipe! I cannot eat eggs so I substituted 4 Tblsp flax mixed with 6-7 Tbsp hot water. They needed to bake about 10 min longer and I imagine are a little more moist. I will be making these again. I may try using less of the flax/water mixture.
Sundriya says
I made these last weekend and have enjoyed a slice each morning for breakfast this week. Seriously, these are some insanely delicious bars!! I bake something every weekend and have made some really tasty (and less tasty) things, but I think these are just about my favorite so far. The dates make them nice and moist and chewy and the walnuts add some crunch. I did substitute coconut oil instead of grapeseed oil (I didn’t have the latter) and date syrup instead of agave (just to see what it would be like). Both substitutions worked fine (though I’ve never tried the original so can’t compare).
Stephanie Hayes says
The Date Walnut Bars were wonderful. Very huge hit in my house. My kids loved them, I loved them, my boyfriend loved them. Thank you for such a great “TREAT” recipe :)
Karen says
Elana,
While I’m waiting for my batch to finish cooking, I just wanted to say thank you for this recipe. I’ve made it more times than I care to mention in the last year. Each time I make a double batch and freeze them.
I can then take one or two out at a time for that mid-morning or afternoon snack while at work. They are so delicious and so filling – the perfect, healthy treat. I’ve not bought any shop-made energy bars since discovering this recipe.
They are amazing, thank you,
Karen