Easy Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark with Dates
A sweet and salty no-bake bark with a rich chocolate base, swirled with peanut butter and topped with chewy dates, crunchy peanuts, and flaky sea salt.
Servings: 20 pieces of bark
Equipment
- Baking sheet or tray
- parchment paper
- microwave-safe bowl
- spatula
- Chopstick, skewer, or knife
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter
- ½ cup pitted medjool dates, chopped
- ½ cup peanuts, roughly chopped
- large pinch flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Prep: Clear space in your freezer to fit a baking sheet, then line a baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper. Chop dates and crush peanuts.
- Melt the chocolate: Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.
- Pour and swirl: Pour the melted chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer, reserving about 1 tablespoon of chocolate. Drizzle the peanut butter over the chocolate and swirl with a knife, skewer, or chopstick.
- Add toppings: Sprinkle the chopped dates, peanuts, and flaky sea salt evenly over the bark, then drizzle with the reserved tablespoon of melted chocolate.
- Freeze: Transfer to the freezer and chill for at least 30 minutes, or until it's completely set.
- Break and enjoy: Break into pieces and enjoy immediately or store in the freezer for later.