Chocolate bars with dates, walnuts and tahini (Cokoladne plocice sa urmama, orasima i tahinijem)

Simple chocolate bars with dates, tahini and chopped nuts. No added sugar, rich in chocolate and naturally sweetened with dates, with a pleasant scent of vanilla and orange.

Tags: vegetarian recipe, vegan, for energy, for kids, for school, bring to work, gluten free, LCHF, quick and easy, fit recipe, Mediterranean nutrition, for active people, for athletes, for police officers, for firefighters, for shift snack.

Preparation time: 45 minutes.

Cooling time: 3 h.

Total preparation time: 3 hours 45 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 8 smaller dates or 4-5 larger Medjool dates (pitted, about 100 g)
• 100 g of dark chocolate 85% cocoa
• 3 tablespoons tahini or almond butter
• 50 g chopped walnuts (or almonds and/or hazelnuts)
• a pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon of vanilla paste or 10g of vanilla sugar
• ½ - 1 teaspoon of grated orange peel

Preparation:

1. Clean the pits from the dates. If they are harder, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain them well and dry them. 

Don't forget to dry them.

2. Break the dark chocolate into pieces and melt it over steam or in the microwave, stirring briefly.

3. Add tahini or almond butter to the melted chocolate and mix until the mixture is uniform.

4. Add salt, vanilla extract and grated orange peel.

5. Finely chop the dates and add to the chocolate mixture.

5b. If you want the bars to be completely smooth, you can briefly blend the dates with tahini beforehand.

6. Add chopped walnuts or almonds and/or hazelnuts and mix everything well.

7. Spread the mixture in a small mold lined with baking paper. Flatten the surface and press lightly to obtain a compact mass.

8. Leave in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, that is, until the chocolate is completely set.

9. Remove from the mold and cut into bars.

Tips:

• Do not add milk or water — it is important for the bars that there is no additional liquid.
• If the dates are very soft, no soaking is necessary.
• For firmer bars, use well-chilled ingredients.
• For a softer, chewier texture, you can increase the amount of dates to 120 g.
• You can briefly toast the nuts in a dry pan before chopping — the flavor will be much more intense.
• Grate the orange peel only from the orange part of the peel, not the white part, because it can be bitter.

Storage and shelf life

• Store in the refrigerator, in a well-closed container.
• Shelf life: 5 - 7 days.
• Keep the bars separated with baking paper if you stack them on top of each other.
• For best texture, remove from the refrigerator 5-10 minutes before serving.
• They can be frozen for up to 2 months.
• Leave them to thaw in the refrigerator.

Jednostavne čokoladne pločice sa urmama, tahinijem i seckanim orašastim plodovima. Bez dodatog šećera, bogate cokoladom i prirodno zaslađene urmama, uz prijatan miris vanile i pomorandže.

Oznake: vegetarijanski recept, vegan, za energiju, za decu, za školu, za poneti na posao, bezglutensko, LCHF, brzo i lako, fit recept, mediteranski stil ishrane, za aktivne osobe, za sportiste, za policajce, za vatrogasce, za smensku užinu.

Vreme pripreme:  45 minuta.
Vreme hlađenja: 3 h.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 3 h 45 minuta.

Sastojci:

• 8 manjih urmi ili 4-5 vecih Medjul urmi (bez koštica, oko 100 g)
• 100 g crne cokolade 85% kakaa
• 3 kašike tahinija ili putera od badema
• 50 g seckanih oraha (badema i/ili lešnika)
• prstohvat soli
• 1 kašičica ekstrakta vanile ili ½ kašičice paste od vanile ili 10g vanilin šećera
• ½ - 1 kašičica rendane korice pomorandže 

Priprema:

1. Urme očistiti od koštica. Ako su tvrđe, potopiti ih u toplu vodu 10 minuta, zatim ih dobro ocediti i osušiti.

2. Crnu čokoladu izlomiti i otopiti na pari ili u mikrotalasnoj, uz kratko mešanje.

3. U otopljenu čokoladu dodati tahini ili puter od badema i mešati dok se smesa ne ujednači.

4. Dodati so, vanila ekstrakt i rendanu koru pomorandže.

5. Urme sitno iseckati i dodati u čokoladnu smesu. 

5b. Ako želiš da pločice budu potpuno glatke, urme možeš prethodno kratko izblendati sa tahinijem.

6. Dodati seckane orahe ili bademe i/ili lešnike i sve dobro promešati.

7. Smesu rasporediti u mali kalup obložen papirom za pečenje. Poravnati površinu i blago pritisnuti da se dobije kompaktna ploča.

8. Ostaviti u frižideru najmanje 3 sata, odnosno dok se čokolada potpuno ne stegne.

9. Izvaditi iz kalupa i iseći na pločice.

Saveti:

• Nemoj dodavati mleko ili vodu — za pločice je važno da nema dodatne tečnosti.
• Ako su urme veoma mekane, nije potrebno potapanje.
• Za čvršće pločice, koristi dobro ohlađene sastojke.
• Za mekšu, žvakastu teksturu, možeš povećati količinu urmi na 120 g.
• Orašaste plodove možeš kratko prepeći u suvom tiganju pre seckanja — ukus će biti mnogo intenzivniji.
• Koru pomorandže rendaj samo sa narandžastog dela kore, ne sa belim delom, jer može biti gorkast.

Čuvanje i rok trajanja

• Čuvati u frižideru, u dobro zatvorenoj posudi.
• Rok trajanja: 5 - 7 dana.
• Pločice držati odvojene papirom za pečenje ako ih slažeš jednu preko druge.
• Za najbolju teksturu, izvaditi iz frižidera 5–10 minuta pre serviranja.
• Mogu se i zamrznuti do 2 meseca. 
• Ostaviti ih da se odlede u frižideru.