real healthy version of a snickers

Ingredients

  • 16 Pitted Medjool Dates
  • 1 bag of chocolate chips (around 10 oz.)
  • 1 pack Real Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (Blended in Vitamix to make cookie crumb powder for sprinkling)
  • Jar of Natural Peanut Butter (Or no-stir natural peanut butter)
  • Loose roasted peanuts for topping
  • Flaked sea salt

Instructions

  1. Slice open each date
  2. Use a teaspoon and fill each date with peanut butter and place on tray lined with parchment paper
  3. Place all peanut butter filled dates in refrigerator for 20 minutes
  4. Make a double boiler. Place 1 inch of water in a saucepan.  Let boil.  Place a metal or glass bowl on top of saucepan.  Ensure that bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
  5. Place chocolate chips in bowl, turn heat to medium/low and continue to stir chocolate until fully melted.
  6. Dip each piece of “candy” into chocolate, move around with fork until fully covered with chocolate, remove with fork and set on parchment paper to set.
  7. Sprinkle cookie crumbs on top of each chocolate covered candy piece.
  8. Place a peanut on top of each candy and flaked sea salt if you like a sweet/salty flavor.
  9. Let cool at room temperature or place in fridge for 30 minutes to set and cool.
  10. Store in airtight container in fridge. Good for several weeks!

Enjoy!

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