Firstly, in a bowl soak 1 cup dates in 1 cup hot water for 2 hours.

Blend to smooth paste without adding any water. keep aside.

In a kadai take 1 cup cashew, 1 cup almonds, ½ cup walnut, ¼ cup pistachios, ¼ cup sesame seeds and ¼ cup pumpkin seeds.

Roast on low flame for 5 minutes or until the nuts turn crunchy.

Further, add ½ cup dry coconut and continue to roast.

Transfer the roasted nuts to a bowl and keep aside

In a kadai take dates paste and saute on medium flame.

Cook until the dates paste thickens

Further, add in roasted nuts, ½ cup honey, ½ tsp cardamom powder and ¼ tsp salt.

Turn off the flame and mix well making sure everything is combined well.

Further in a pan roast ½ cup rolled oats on medium flame until it turns aromatic

Blend to a fine powder.

Add in oats powder to the dry fruit dates mixture.

Combine well, keep mixing until the mixture thickens.

Transfer the prepared mixture into a greased plate lined with baking paper.

Set well forming a block.

Allow setting for 1 hour in the refrigerato

Now unmould and cut into pieces.

Finally, serve energy bar or store in an airtight container for a month in the refrigerator.