I’m all in regards to the chocolaty treats recently, particularly date bark!  I like how straightforward and non fussy it’s to make, and I can use what I’ve available on the time.  Dates are one among my all time favourite issues and mixed with chocolate they’re even higher!  Like a more healthy caramel filling. I’ve made a number of completely different styles of date bark prior to now and beloved them, so I believed wealthy tahini and crunchy pretzels could be a scrumptious combo!  This Tahini Pretzel Crunch Date Bark turned out so scrumptious I needed to share the recipe with you all!

It was so chilly right here in MN this weekend that even I didn’t need to go outdoors.  It was beneath zero for a number of days, so it was the proper time to make some treats and hunker down inside!  I had leftover pretzels from making some treats over the vacations and I wished to make use of them in one thing candy.  I like a very good salty candy combo and so they add a pleasant crunch!  I exploit tahini nearly as a lot as peanut butter to be trustworthy, stirring it into my oatmeal, making tahini butter cups, and in halva so I believed it could be fantastic on this bark!

I layer dates right into a pan for the primary date bark ingredient, and press them down as most date barks begin, however I wish to put a layer of chocolate over it to cement the dates collectively and chill it first earlier than including the remainder of the components.  I used vegan darkish chocolate for this, however you should utilize your favourite vegan chocolate.  I then add a layer of pretzels, then the wealthy tahini.  I stirred a little bit sea salt into the tahini additionally as a result of it simply provides that little one thing further.  Lastly I poured chocolate excessive, chilled a short while and and voila!  Scrumptious bars, it’s that easy.

I do know this isn’t essentially the most fairly excellent wanting bark, however it’s sooo scrumptious!  The wealthy tahini and salty cruchy pretzels are the proper companions for the caramelly gooey dates and decadent darkish chocolate!  If you’re within the temper for a candy chocolate deal with, undoubtedly give this Tahini Pretzel Crunch Date Bark a strive!

Tahini Pretzel Crunch Date Bark

Makes 16 items

Substances:

• 1 cup tahini
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• about 26-28 medjool dates with pits (sufficient to fill the underside of a 9×9 inch sq. pan when halved and pressed down)
• 3 cups melted darkish chocolate
• about 1 1/2 cups vegan pretzels

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine collectively the tahini and sea salt and put aside.
2. Line a 9×9 inch sq. baking pan with parchment.
3. Reduce the pits out of the dates, and place them minimize facet up, on high of the parchment on the backside of the pan, press them down, there must be sufficient to fill the pan.
4. Drizzle a little bit of the chocolate over the dates to fill within the gaps and clean it out.
5. Place within the freezer to set the chocolate, about 5 minutes.
6. Organize the pretzels over the dates to cowl them (in a single layer).
7. Drop the tahini over the pretzels, then unfold it over them evenly.
8. Pour the remainder of the chocolate over the tahini and clean out evenly with an offset spatula or knife.
9. Place within the freezer to set, about 20 minutes till the chocolate has hardened.
10. Reduce into items and luxuriate in!

Retains for two weeks within the fridge in an hermetic container.