Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Fruit & Nut Bars is a vegetarian World sweet made with almond meal, white whole wheat flour, and honey in about 32 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 22 minutes
  • Total time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 16 bars
  • Category: Sweet
  • Cuisine: World

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup almond meal
  • 2.5 tablespoons white whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped mixed nuts [I used a mix of cashews (pecans, pistachios)
  • 1/4 cup dried fruits [I used a mix of dried blueberries (raspberries and strawberries])
  • 1 tablespoon chopped date [4 dates]
  • 1/4 cup DOVE® Dark Chocolate Raspberry & Honey Roasted Almond + some more to press on top

Method

  1. Line a 8 x 8 inch square pan with aluminium foil with overhanging edges. Spray with a non-stick spray and set aside.
  2. In a bowl mix honey, peanut butter, salt, coconut oil and vanilla extract till well combined. Add almond meal, white whole wheat flour and mix.
  3. Fold in chopped nuts, dried fruits, chopped dates and DOVE® Dark Chocolate Raspberry & Honey Roasted Almond.
  4. Transfer mixture to the prepared pan and press it down firmly. Press some more DOVE® Chocolate Fruit & Nut on top.
  5. Bake at 325 F degrees for 20-22 minutes or till it appears set.
  6. Remove pan from oven, let it cool down to room temperature and then chill the bars for an hour or two before cutting into squares.
  7. Keep the bars refrigerated.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.