TAHINI SLICE – Healthy Snacks For Kids

This tahini slice is a great way to get lots of superfoods in, excellent snack food for adults and great to add to your, “healthy snacks for kids” ideas. Its a nice dense and quite rich slice. Slice into small squares. You could have it with a nice herbal tea and a good book 🙂

INGREDIENTS

Base

• 12 large medjool dates, pitted
• 1 cup sultanas
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup white chia seeds
• 1/3 sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon hulled tahini
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Topping

• ¾ cup coconut oil
• 1 ½ tablespoons hulled tahini
• 1 tablespoons raw honey
• 4 tablespoons cacao powder
• Sesame seeds for sprinkling

METHOD

• Line a medium-sized cake tin with baking paper.
• Combine pitted dates, sultanas, coconut, tahini and cinnamon and blend in food processor.
• Mix until fruit is completely broken down.
• Add seeds and pulse till just combined.
• Transfer into large mixing bowl and massage through until evenly mixed.
• Pour into prepared tin. Press down firmly and evenly and place in fridge.
• Meanwhile, melt coconut oil on a low heat, remove from heat and leave to cool, add honey, tahini and cacao, mix well.
• Remove base from fridge and pour mixture on top.
• Place back into the fridge to set.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and place in fridge to cool completely.
• Cut into small squares and store in a sealed container in the fridge.

Tips & Tricks

• Coconut oil becomes liquid at room temperature, so eat straight from the fridge.
• Those of you with high insulin levels or blood glucose issues, you will want to lower / remove the dried fruit and honey!

Want more? Check out other snack ideas here.