Plant-Based Holiday Chai Bars
No baking required! These tasty and festive bars are made of whole, plant-based ingredients. Sweeted with dates. Sugar and oil free!
Servings 16
Ingredients
Chai Bars
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 20 Deglet dates pitted
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
Pumpkin Spice Glaze
- 5 Deglet dates pitted
- 1/3 cup almond milk, unflavored or other non-dairy milk
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Toppings
- 1 Tbsp goji berries roughly chopped
- 1 Tbsp pepitas roughly chopped
- 1 Tbsp unsweetened coconut roughly chopped
Instructions
Chai Bars
- Line an 8 x 8" pan with parchment paper.
- Place the cashews, dates, and raisins in a food processor and process until a crumbly dough forms. Add in all remaining chai bar ingredients and continue to process until all ingredients are combined and a sticky dough forms, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared 8 x 8" pan and press it firmly and evenly into the pan.
Pumpkin Spice Glaze
- Combine all the pumpkin spice glaze ingredients in a food processor and process until a smooth glaze forms, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Pour the glaze over the dough in the pan and smooth out evenly.
Toppings
- Sprinkle the topping ingredients over the glaze. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Cut into bars.
Notes
Store bars in an air-tight container for up to a week in the refrigerator or up to 1 month in the freezer.
Best when served chilled.