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.
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117 responses to “Date Walnut Bars”
OMGOODNESS….if you want ooey gooey, this is it!! The walnuts and dates are pure perfection and it bakes up perfectly to a warm and sweet bite of crunchy flavor. Perfect for a quick and easy dessert. I had to substitute with olive oil, which I always have, and it turned out perfectly.
Cynthia, thanks for letting me know this turned out perfectly!
I’ve been making this treat for a few years now… I sometimes use almond meal and it works great! I usually leave out the dates and add extra nuts (too much sugar in dates).. and it comes out wonderfully!
I made this once and drizzled on a cinnamon, non dairy butter(1T), and Splenda (one packet) mix after it came out of the oven and was ahh-mazing!
Thank you Elena for a versatile, delicious recipe!!!
Mary, thanks for letting me know this is a wonderful dessert :-)
What about substituting monk fruit for the honey?
Renea, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
I used vanilla extract the first time I made it, it was already good. I used lemon extract the 2nd time I made it. It was even better!!! Thank you for all your good recipes. I’ve been following you for years!
Sally, thanks for your incredibly sweet comment!
These are SO good! I used 1/4 C homemade date syrup instead of honey and subbed 1/2 C Enjoy Life chocolate chips for the 1C chopped dates. The texture is perfect and with the almond flour and walnuts has great flavor! Thank you for posting!
Quick question: do these need to be refrigerated? or can they sit in my pantry if they are in a zip-loc bag?
Thanks again!
Rachael, thanks for letting me know these are SO good! Once you put these in a ziploc bag I would refrigerate :-)
I made these today and subbed coconut oil for the oil and used orange extract instead of vanilla and they came out great! Can’t wait to try them with vanilla too. ( I was out of vanilla and had to work with what I had on hand)
Eva, thanks for letting me know these turned out great :-)
What have I done wrong ??Followed the recipe exactly but the ‘batter’ was dry and the bars just crumbled. So disappointed.
Catherine
Catherine, this typically happens coconut flour is used instead of almond flour, or when the recommended brands of almond flour are not used. For more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Have a great day!
Elana
so sory that your bars didn’t turn out, but mine always do. I use the almond flour like it says, and follow the directions almost exactly. I use coconut oil, instead of the kind they say. turns out perfect!!
Janice
Janice, I’m so happy to hear that your bars always turn out perfectly :-)
Hi, Dow do you know how many calories are there?
Rashi, for more on that go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a great day!
Elana
Could I use a GF all purpose mix?
Lacey, I’m so sorry I can’t be of more help with this. I haven’t eaten typical gluten-free flours since 2001, the year that I went grain-free :-)
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