Hot Fudge Brownie Larabars

Two days in a row...I am on a roll like butter! A Hawaiian roll, please. I love them so very much, but am too cheap to buy them. They are an indulgence of mine - like Twix, Starbucks, and chocolate. Just like Larabars...yep, too cheap to buy. When I saw this recipe on Chocolate Covered Katie, I knew that I had to make them ASAP. 

Now, if you've been reading long, you know that DJ can't be around nuts. Yes, there are nuts in this recipe. When this recipe was made, DJ was at school. All associated dishes and areas were cleaned and sanitized prior to his return. It's nice to be able to make things yourself - definitely try this out - you will not be disappointed at the taste and the money still in your wallet. You're welcome!

Hot Fudge Brownie Larabars

adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie, originally seen ad Fudge Babies.

Ingredients

1 cup walnuts 

1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates 

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

3-4 T cocoa powder 

1/8 plus 1/16 tsp salt chocolate chips, bar, or baking chocolate (I added chocolate chips)

Directions

Blend all the ingredients, using a food processor,

Place mixture in a dish lined with waxed paper and shape into bars. Cut into bars and wrap.