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5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars

18 Nov 14

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5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars by Scrummy Lane

Over the last couple of weeks, Mr. Scrummy and I have somehow got ourselves addicted to old Seinfeld reruns. A family member mentioned it, we watched one episode soon after and then before we knew it we were totally hooked. At first, having never seen even one episode of Seinfeld before, I wasn’t so keen. The first episode we watched (‘The Hamptons’, if you were ever a Seinfeld fan) seemed full of dated and, frankly, quite sexist, almost slapstick-style jokes. But I thought I’d give it a chance and watch a couple more episodes and then … bam, just can’t stop watching them now. My favourite character is Elaine. She’s so honest, fun and feisty!

So as I particularly enjoyed last night’s episode, and as it began with a food theme, I thought I’d share the first few exchanges of the script with you. Just in case you don’t know, Jerry Seinfeld is a comedian and the show always starts and ends with him on stage telling jokes. So here goes:

JERRY: You know, I tell ya, I gotta say that I’m enjoying adulthood. For a lot of reasons. And, I’ll tell you reason number one: as an adult, if I want a cookie, I have a cookie, okay? I have three cookies or four cookies, or eleven cookies if I want. Many times I will intentionally ruin my entire appetite. Just ruin it. And then, I call my mother up right after to tell her that I did it. “Hello, Mom? Yeah, I just ruined my entire appetite … cookies.” See, because as an adult, we understand that even if you ruin an appetite, there’s another appetite coming right behind it. There’s no danger in running out of appetites. I’ve got millions of them, I’ll ruin them whenever I want!

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Now as I have a tendency to do this before dinner with things like chips and dips and crumpets and biscuits, I thought it’d be a great idea to come up with a healthier pre-dinner snack. Yes, I’ll probably still ruin my appetite on occasion because I just didn’t have enough self-control to wait until dinner, but at least it’ll be ruined by something super wholesome like these 5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars. I discovered some bars very similar to this in the supermarket a while ago and ever since have been meaning to attempt to re-create them at home. Although I say it myself, I seem to have got them right first time!

There are only five ingredients in these bars (I know, the name gave that one away) … dates, raw cashew nuts, sultanas, raw cacao powder and the zest and juice of one orange. They are also ridiculously easy to make, requiring just a few minutes of whizzing up in a food processor.

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5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars by Scrummy Lane

So that’s the fabulous thing about these, but the miraculous thing is that they taste like the sweetest, most decadent dessert – like an extra gooey brownie or even soft chocolaty toffee or fudge – all with a fairly intense hit of orange flavour. You would never in a zillion years guess that there is NO refined sugar, chocolate, butter or oil in them. Just pure goodness. And they are even gluten free. Great news, no?

So next time I get a pre-dinner snack attack, I’m going to reach for one of these and feel all smug – even if I can’t eat my dinner afterwards! 😉

5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars by Scrummy Lane

5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars

Squidgy and super chocolaty chocolate orange bars. These taste like a gooey brownie, but are actually a healthy blend of just 5 raw ingredients - cashews, dates, sultanas, cocoa and an orange. A snack that you don't need to feel any guilt about.
4 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cuisine British
Servings (click to change) 8 -10
Author Helen

Ingredients (UK/Australia? Click below for grams/ml)

cups/ounces - grams/ml
  • 1 orange juiced and zested
  • 6 ounces pitted dates
  • 2/3 cup raw cashew nuts
  • 1/3 cup raisins or sultanas I used raisins
  • 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder

Instructions
 

  • Line a fairly small square baking tin (I had 8x8 inch) with baking paper and set aside.
  • Put the dates in a small bowl and pour half of the orange juice over them. Put aside for a moment.
  • Put the cashews and the rest of the orange juice in your food processor and process until they are all mashed up and clump together in a ball (this took quite a while – at least 2 or 3 minutes).
  • Tip the cashew and orange mixture into a bowl. Then tip the dates/orange juice and sultanas into the food processor and process for a short while until they too are all mashed up and form a sticky ball (this won’t take as long as the cashews).
  • Add the mashed up dates/sultanas to the cashew/orange mixture in the bowl, then add the cacao and orange zest and mash everything together well until it resembles a thick chocolate cake batter.
  • Tip the mixture into the baking tin and spread out and press down until it’s evenly pressed in and smooth.
  • Cover and put in the fridge or freezer to harden a little, then cut into 8 to 10 bars (I cut mine into 8, but that makes fairly large bars).

Notes

Inspired by Nakd chocolate orange bars These store really well in the freezer. Just freeze and take the bars out individually when you want to eat them.

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 308mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 9.1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1.3mg
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Comments

  1. Chicago Jogger says

    12 Apr 15 at 1:50 pm

    Yum – this looks like an amazing healthy snack. I love anything with dates!

    Reply
    • Helen says

      12 Apr 15 at 10:02 pm

      Thank you! This is my favourite healthy snack – I must make some more!

      Reply
  2. Mel Green says

    12 Feb 15 at 8:27 pm

    Where did you get your raw cacao powder from Helen? Neither my big Sainsburys nor big Tescos seemed to have it.

    Reply
    • Helen says

      15 Feb 15 at 6:45 pm

      Hi, Mel! I actually got it from a health food shop near our home. Let me know if you can’t find any and I can get you some and send it. These are delicious, by the way. Let me know what you think!

      Reply
  3. Ashley @ My Midwest Table says

    03 Dec 14 at 5:21 pm

    Chocolate + orange is such a great combination. These bars look fudgy and all sorts of delicious. And aren’t food processors magical? Love that you can throw all ingredients in and you’re done!

    Seinfeld is a hilarious show. Love that they tout it’s a show about nothing. Who would’ve though nothing is so funny? 🙂

    Reply
    • Helen says

      03 Dec 14 at 10:11 pm

      Haha … I’ve never heard that it’s a show ‘about nothing’ before, but that’s so so true! It’s very light – never really too serious – which is why I like it. So glad you like these lovely fudgey bars … I can’t stop eating them every time I make them!

      Reply
  4. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    22 Nov 14 at 9:32 am

    Only 5 ingredients and healthy too?! These raw bars are definitely a recipe I need to make!

    Reply
    • Helen says

      22 Nov 14 at 12:38 pm

      Hi, Thalia! Glad you like them! Try making them into truffles, too … they work really well that way!

      Reply
  5. Isadora says

    22 Nov 14 at 4:02 am

    I love that you just discovered Seinfeld and that you love it! I always love watching a good Seinfeld re-run on tv! These orange bars look awesome and that is so neat that they are raw! I think we have already had this conversation, but the orange and chocolate combo always makes me think of Christmas time and I love it!

    Reply
    • Helen says

      22 Nov 14 at 12:39 pm

      Oh, you can repeat that any time you like, Izzy … I love the orange-choc combo, too! (hence quite a few orange-choc recipes on my blog!) You’re so right that it’s a real Christmasy flavour, too. Now, what else can I make with this flavour combo? 😉

      Reply
  6. Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says

    21 Nov 14 at 7:50 pm

    So funny that you’re addicted to Seinfeld! I’m an original fan (from “back in the day”!) And wow – I’m also a fan of these gorgeous chocolate bars, right from my first glimpse! Can’t wait to try them – so easy, so healthy, so (yay!) chocolate-y! Definitely pinning! 😀

    Reply
    • Helen says

      22 Nov 14 at 5:10 pm

      Hello, Shelley! So glad you like the sound of these chocolate-y beauties! I’ve been eating them all week so can safely say they are a hit … well, at least in our house. 🙂

      Reply
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