Soooooo good.

After posting the recipe for Date Honey on Saturday, I had to come up with a recipe that featured it, and the result is Coconut Fig Bars. These wonderfully moist, chewy treats are so good that you won't believe there's no added sugar in them! My girls, who normally don't want anything to do with coconut, didn't have any trouble enjoying them (and they weren't with bouncing off the walls with a major sugar rush after having one either!). This one recipe may make them fans of coconut after all. :)

Coconut Fig Bars

1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup Date Honey
1 cup chopped dried figs
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal (optional)
1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix coconut flour, oats, applesauce, and Date Honey until well combined. Stir in figs, pecans, flaxseed meal (optional), coconut, and cinnamon.

Lightly rub an 8 by 8-inch baking dish with olive oil and press mixture into dish. Bake 15 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes at room temperature and serve.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

Recipe Notes

• Substitute almond flour, oat flour, or whole wheat flour for coconut flour. Increase shredded coconut to 1/4 cup to maintain the coconut flavor.