Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Fig Bars
Fudge-like peanut butter bars with a fig crust
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/8 cup coconut nectar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Crust
- 1.5 cups dried figs; turkish or mission
- 1/2 cup walnuts
Instructions
- Cut off the fig stems, and half them.
- Blend together the walnuts and figs until it starts to stick together.
- Pat the crust down firm into a 8x6 glass dish.
- Blend together peanut butter, coconut oil, coconut nectar and sea salt; if your peanut butter is unsalted, and pour it on top of the crust.
- Freeze the bars for an hour or until hard; store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Check the sweetness of the peanut butter filling. To amp up the sweetness use 1/4 cup coconut nectar, or an 1/8-1/4 cup of agave or honey for a different kind of sweet.
If your figs are super dry, soak them for 15 minutes or until they start to soften a bit.
If your figs are super dry, soak them for 15 minutes or until they start to soften a bit.