These easy to make carob and tahini seed bars make the perfect nutritious and tasty lunchbox snack! Gluten free, nut free, no added sugar or dairy, these seed bars make a healthy allergy friendly snack.
I love easy to make nutritious snacks. Homemade snacks are always a winner in my mind as you know exactly what is in them! No need to worry about hidden additives, poor quality oils and refined sugars.
These healthy carob and tahini seed bars are full of protein, healthy fats and fibre. They can help provide kids with sustainable energy without the stimulating effects of cacao or chocolate.
These bars are naturally sweetened with dates which also gives them a fudgy consistency and some extra added nutrients and fibre.
Have you ever tried carob? It has a subtle flavour that isn’t as strong as cacao or chocolate but I actually quite like it, carob has a mild malty flavour and a natural sweetness.
It isn’t bitter at all so it is perfect for kids and doesn’t need additional sugar to balance out the flavour.
When I was younger I loved carob buttons or carob bars, there was something about them that was so creamy, sweet and satisfying, I would sometimes choose carob over chocolate!
Carob doesn’t contain caffeine so this makes it a great alternative to raw cacao, chocolate or cocoa powder to add in to baking or smoothies for kids or if you are just sensitive to caffeine. You will get the sweet hit but without the stimulating effects that can you can get from cacao.
The tahini I have added in these bars adds to the texture and slightly to the flavour of them although it is very subtle. Tahini is a good dairy free form of calcium so if you have a dairy intolerance adding tahini into your diet can be an easy way to bump up your calcium levels.
If you are looking for some other healthy snacks you may like to try the following posts/recipes:
Gluten Free/Paleo Savoury Muffins
Paleo Nut Bars with Goji Berries
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Please let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
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Hope x
Serves 18
Hope Pearce
Healthy Carob Tahini Seed Bars
20 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup pitted dates
- 3 Tbspn carob powder
- 2 Tbspn ground flaxseed
- 2 Tbspn coconut oil, melted
- 1 Tbspn tahini paste
- 1 egg
- 1 tspn cinnamon
- 1 tspn vanilla extract
- 1 Tbspn water
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F
- Place dates in a bowl of hot water and cover. Soak for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse then pat dry with a paper towel.
- Add dates to your food processor and blitz until you have a lumpy paste.
- Add the sunflower seeds and blitz until they are roughly chopped into tiny pieces.
- In a small bowl lightly whisk an egg with a fork and add to the food processor.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz until you have a sticky dough.
- Roll the dough out between two layers of parchment/baking paper. Roll until the mixture is around 4mm thick.
- Remove the top piece of parchment paper. With a sharp knife cut off the ends so you have a neat looking rectangle. Then score the dough into rectangles/bars.
- Sprinkle with carob powder or sea salt if desired.
- Cook for 15 minutes. Leave to cool before breaking into bars.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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Other recipes you might like to try:
Creamy Lemon Bliss Balls (Paleo)
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Homemade Gummies (No added sugar)
Paleo Nut & Seed Bread with Rosemary & Olives
22 Comments
Raia Todd
February 13, 2019 at 9:06 am I love carob... and tahini! What a genius combo!Hope Pearce
February 13, 2019 at 9:41 am Thanks Raia!Joni Gomes
February 13, 2019 at 10:11 am I'm always looking for more ways to use Tahini and your recipe sounds and looks amazing!Hope Pearce
February 14, 2019 at 2:04 pm Thanks so much Joni :)Tessa Simpson
February 13, 2019 at 11:08 am I love carob...not b/c it's like chocolate, but because it is good in its own right!! These look rocking!Hope Pearce
February 14, 2019 at 2:04 pm Hi Tessa, yes I totally agree! Thank you :)Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
February 13, 2019 at 2:45 pm I love the carob flavor in these! Paired with the sticky, sweet dates and seeds, it's such a fun and delicious snack.Hope Pearce
February 14, 2019 at 2:04 pm Thanks Emily, they all make a nice combo together :)paleoglutenfreeguy
February 14, 2019 at 6:07 am Ooh, these look so snackable. Might have to try it with cacao as that's what I have on hand.Hope Pearce
February 14, 2019 at 2:03 pm Hi there thanks, yes cacao should work well too :)linda spiker
February 15, 2019 at 12:29 pm I have never cooked with carob! I need to try these;)Hope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:33 pm Aah you definitely need to give carob a go in your baking! I hope you enjoy these, thanks Linda :)ChihYu
February 15, 2019 at 4:59 pm Delicious and healthy chocolate treats! I love it!Hope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:32 pm Thanks ChihYu!Megan Stevens
February 17, 2019 at 9:21 am I really like carob too, and yes to tahini. These look great!Hope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:32 pm Thanks so much Megan :)Zuzana
February 17, 2019 at 11:33 pm Nice little snack when you need something on a sweet sideHope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:32 pm Exactly! Thanks Zuzana!Anne Lawton
February 18, 2019 at 11:54 am These are just perfect for a healthy snack.Hope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:31 pm Thank you Anne!Leslie
February 18, 2019 at 4:47 pm yum! tahini is always an ingredient I love but don't use very often! I'll have to try this out for my kids lunches!Hope Pearce
February 21, 2019 at 12:31 pm Thanks Leslie, I love tahini because it can work well with sweet or savoury ingredients :)