Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups pitted dates
• 1/3 cup raw unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup whole chia seeds
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, optional
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract, optional
• 1 cup raw slivered almonds or raw shelled pistachios
• a heaping 1/4 cup of peanut butter

Instructions:

1. Place dates in bowl of food processor; purée until thick paste forms. Add cocoa powder, chia seeds, and vanilla and almond extracts, if using. Pulse until all ingredients are combined. Add almonds; pulse until nuts are finely chopped and well distributed through date mixture.
2. Spread large sheet of wax paper into a 9×9 square pan. Transfer date mixture to wax paper, and use paper to press mixture into the pan. Wrap tightly, and chill in freezer.
3. Unwrap block, and cut into squares and refrigerate.