Tropical Traditions - Recipe - Date Nut Coconut Bars

Date Nut Coconut Bars

½ cup agave syrup
1 cup water
½ pound raisins
¾ pound pitted and chopped dates
4 ½ cups flour
¾ cup butter, softened
¾ cup coconut oil, solid
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup agave or maple syrup
3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc.)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Oil a 9x13 pan with a little coconut oil and set aside.

In a large saucepan, place ½ cup agave syrup, water, raisins, and dates. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Set aside a let cool

In a large bowl combine the flour, butter, coconut oil, and salt. Work all ingredients together until crumbly and add eggs, vanilla, ¾ cup agave or maple syrup, coconut, and nuts of your choice. Mix everything together and divide in half.

Press half of the dough into the prepared pan and spread the cooled date mixture over the top. Crumble remaining dough over the top and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until slightly browned. Cool, cut, and enjoy! They will be the talk of the party!

Recipe submitted by Christine, Orem, UT

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Can I use coconut flour in place of the regular flour in this recipe?

# Posted By David | 7/28/08 2:42 PM

Can you add flax seed to this mixture?

# Posted By So Cal Jen | 11/3/09 5:13 PM

I don't see why not. :) Depending on how much you use you may want to decrease the flour just a bit.

# Posted By Sarah | 11/3/09 11:03 PM

Sounds like a good recipe, but I need to know specifically about the flour. 4 1/2 cups of COCONUT flour? I won't try the recipe with coconut flour until I get an answer. I know nothing about substituting coconut flour for traditional white flour.

# Posted By Janice Anderson | 7/15/10 7:16 PM

The recipe calls for "4 1/2 cups flour", meaning regular wheat flour, not coconut flour. This is not a gluten free recipe, and I personally have not tested it with coconut flour. Modify at your own risk.

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