This are a cinch with only 4 ingredients and a stint in the fridge plus an optional melted chocolate topping, are a perfect sweet bake for when you just have to have something.

The dates while bringing the sweetness to these also add some fibre and minerals to the party. Just don’t eat the lot

250g dates

120g hazlenuts (skinned)

35g cocoa butter

20g cacao

Pinch of good quality salt

Blend everything, stopping and scraping down between blends, until everything is incorporated and it looks like a thick fudgy mix.

Scrape into a cling film lined deep dish and spread out to 1.5cm thick approximately

Put in the fridge to set then cut into 12 pieces.

You can melt some good quality chocolate (about 50g with 1 tsp coconut oil) and spread over the top if you need an extra hit of chocolate.