Put 240 g of Medjool dates into a bowl and cover with boiled water. Leave to soak for 10 minutes.
Put 40 g of Sunflower seeds, 50 g of Pumpkin seeds, 20 g of Chia seeds, 15 g of Ground flaxseeds, 80 g of Oats, 40 g of Desiccated coconut, 2 tbsp of Cocoa powder and 1 pinch of Sea salt into a food processor. Process until everything is combined well.
Drain the dates and add them to the food processor along with 1 tsp of Vanilla extract. Process again until well combined.
Pour the mixture into a lined baking tin and press down. Make sure you press down really firmly as everything needs to be well packed in, so that it all sticks together.
Gently melt 100 g of Dark chocolate and 1 tbsp of Coconut oil together until smooth and silky.
Pour the melted chocolate over the seed mixture and spread out into an even layer.
Refrigerate for one hour. When the chocolate has hardened, cut into bars.
Notes
We cut these into bars, but you could cut them into squares to make them more bite sized pieces.
These store really well. You can slice them up and then put them in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge for up to 10 days.
These chocolate topped seed bars also freeze really well. Slice them and individually wrap them and put them in a freezer bag. They will keep for up to 3 months. I get them out of the freezer in the morning to put in the kid's lunch boxes and they are defrosted by lunchtime.