Date honey in the Middle East is sold in huge glass jars and is super duper cheap- we just love it! It is much darker in colour than honey, and has a rich sweet flavour a bit similar to molasses. It’s not actually honey, as honey is made by bees- silan is made from boiled, mashed and concentrated dates. A single tablespoon of date honey contains more than twice the amount of calcium, magnesium, and potassium compared to honey and maple syrup. If you’re new to the date honey world, let me make introductions! Date honey, or Silan, as we call it in Israel, is actually far more healthy than honey, maple syrup, and other natural sweeteners. The first is a cookie base made from almond flour, silan(date honey), and a couple tablespoons of coconut oil. No sugar, no dairy, no refined flours in these cookie bars! I don’t have much to say besides that these are sure to surprise you with flavour, texture, and taste! Last week we made Big Soft Gingerbread Cookies, and these I wanted to be a bit healthier. I made these cookies with Nadav(my toddler), who, like his mamma ECHEM, is obsessed with cookies. I wasn’t planning on writing this post! Theres a really fun Moroccan recipe coming up here on the blog, as well as one of my favourite Hawaiian plate lunches…but they’ll have to wait. It’s the perfect feel-good-about-it-snack. Vegan caramel cookie bars that are insanely delicious and healthy too! Starting with a almond cookie base, filled with coconut caramel flaked with crunchy toasted pecans, all topped with chocolate.

Caramel cashew cookies