Lidey Heuck’s Lidey Bars are one of those rare healthy-ish treats I actually crave, not just tolerate.
When I was a kid, my brother and I used to eat plain rice cakes and try to convince ourselves they tasted like something. Cake, maybe? (They never tasted like cake.)
These Vegan Date & Almond Bars don’t ask you to pretend and they’ve been in the regular rotation since I first made them for a cookbook club last year. The recipe was created by Denise Cara, who ran the bakery at Amber Waves in Amagansett, a place any longtime Ina fan will recognize.
You pulse dates, almonds, cinnamon, coconut, oats, and maple syrup together, press it all into a pan, sprinkle more coconut on top, and bake until the edges are golden. They’re chewy, nutty, just sweet enough, and not satisfying “for a healthy treat,” but actually satisfying.
They keep well and are easy to make which automatically earns them a permanent spot in my rotation … especially now that I’ve got the sweet tooth of a five-year-old thanks to this dessert era of the Ina project.
Book: Cooking in Real Life, page 246
Rating: 5/5
How Easy Is That – Skill Level: Easy
How Easy Is That – Time Involved: 30 minutes
Store-Bought Is Fine: maple syrup
Recipe not online.
