We all love a good nakd bar don’t we. They are quick, convenient, healthy little snacks readily available to most of us but did you know that it is so simple and easy to make your own? They taste even better than the handy supermarket snack too! All you need is a food processor, some medjool dates (you can find them in the fruit and veg section of most supermarkets) and your favourite nuts and dried fruit.
Here are my favourite homemade nakd bar recipes:
1. Pecan Pie
2. Pina Colada
3. Cranberry Pistachio
4. Mango 
5. Cherry
6. Ginger Warrior – AKA Ginger & Apricot
7.Cashew Cookie

Helpful Tip: Medjool dates come in different sizes, some are drier than others so when you are making the bars, keep adding medjool dates until the mixture sticks together when pressed between your finger and thumb.
I LOVE your comments! Leave me a comment below and let me know your favourite Nakd bar flavour.
77 Comments
Super Naturally Healthy
9th March 2015 at 11:09 amThese look fabulous! Such a good round up – and so much more affordable too:)
Kelly Bushell
9th March 2015 at 12:23 pmMy favourite are the pina colada. They are just what you need when you fancy a treat. I felt really proud of myself when I made them, and they looked right!!! I felt very smug sending my daughter off to school with one as her snack!
Nicki Crompton
12th March 2015 at 1:08 pmI made the cocoa delight version yesterday – amazing! And they freeze too. Thanks for the inspiration.
Carole Clarke
7th May 2015 at 10:53 amwhere’s the recipes then please.
Kerry Watson
25th June 2015 at 7:02 pmJames Watson
Lucy Kelly
25th June 2015 at 7:05 pmOoooo more nakd bar creations can you do the pecan pie one next?
Lucy Kelly
25th June 2015 at 7:07 pmDuh just clicked the link and that’s the first one! I’m not on top form at the moment!
The Kitchen Shed
25th June 2015 at 8:02 pmHaha! Its a super yummy one!
Taryn Talbott
25th June 2015 at 7:09 pmThat sounds a-ma-zing!! Might have to try these for my snacks for work next week….. 🙂 thank you!
Sandie Mondon Thomas
25th June 2015 at 7:09 pmI was looking at the nakd bars earlier they sound yummy
Ayoade Sotinwa-Doughty
25th June 2015 at 7:15 pmHi, I’m not a fan of dates or any kind dried fruit, can the dates be made into a sort of smooth paste in a blender so there aren’t any bits before making the bars?
The Kitchen Shed
25th June 2015 at 7:19 pmThey are really smooth in the bars, they blend up really well 🙂
Kate Badman Was Bushell
25th June 2015 at 7:21 pmThese are so yummy! Made them all the time before I gave up sugar! Soooooo much better than the naked bars which, weirdly, kick off my IBS!!!
Amanda Graham
25th June 2015 at 7:26 pmAny alternative method for those of us that don’t have a food processor?
The Kitchen Shed
25th June 2015 at 7:31 pmI’ve never tried them without a food processor, will look into it though Amanda!
James Watson
25th June 2015 at 9:52 pmHello. You can either buy pre chopped nuts (expensive!) or I’d be tempted to either manually chop them with a knife or slam them in a strong freezer bag and go to town with the rolling pin. You could de stone the dates and use a fork to mash them up – then get your hands in there and knead it up. I find fresher dates are best. Our local green grocer sells them by weight from a big box. Good luck…
Heather
20th November 2016 at 9:49 amWould a blender work?
Debbie Sutton
25th June 2015 at 7:39 pmKelly Sutton fancy making some of these? X
Dawn Catterson
25th June 2015 at 7:51 pmCannot wait for this one !! Xx
Walter White
25th June 2015 at 8:44 pmLook forward to it, pecan pie is a total winner on our house
The Kitchen Shed
25th June 2015 at 9:08 pmAhh brilliant!!
Emma Pardoe
26th June 2015 at 6:16 pmNom nom nom nom!!!!! Only thing to say
Nadia's Healthy Kitchen
26th June 2015 at 8:50 pmOoo they look just like the Nakd cashew cookie bars…love them 😀 <3
Donna Taylor
29th June 2015 at 7:39 pmHow do we sign up to receive via email, had a look on website but can’t find it 🙂
Nicola Adams
18th July 2015 at 5:54 pmHi i made the mango & cashew nut ones yummy, was wondering roughly how many calories would be in these??
Natasha FW
11th August 2015 at 2:09 pmI made ginger and coconut bars by improvising on your recipe. Thanks!
Suze Eggleton
22nd August 2015 at 2:42 pmOooh, yes, please, the cocoa delight recipe sounds wicked!
Thank you so much for these recipes, I can’t wait to try them, also do you have any that include Matcha Green tea powder, as I think this is my new superfood.
Thanks again
Emma Spencer
14th September 2015 at 10:41 amI made the pecan pie ones yesterday and they are amazing. im stocking up on everything, need to try the other receipes, so simple to make and thankfully Lidil nuts are cheap n cheerful, 200g of cashews is less than £2
Aliona Bagajevs
7th October 2015 at 11:03 amThis is such a great page. Tgank you
The Kitchen Shed
7th October 2015 at 11:40 amThat is so lovely to hear Aliona! Thank you! And you are most welcome ❤️
Linzi Hayhurst
7th October 2015 at 11:07 amGarry Hayhurst x
Carrie Bates
7th October 2015 at 11:53 amCould I swap the nuts for seeds as I have a nut allergy? Thanks x
The Kitchen Shed
7th October 2015 at 12:30 pmI’ve never tried it myself but apparently it does work, here is a nut free version from 100 Days of Real Food http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/07/01/recipe-homemade-nut-free-larabars/
Carrie Bates
7th October 2015 at 1:13 pmThanks ever so much as they look yummy x
Michelle Higgins
7th October 2015 at 11:56 amCan you use any type of dates? Does it need to be Madjoool
Pippa Coombs
7th October 2015 at 12:00 pmFiona Kiernan-Tatem
Sarah Cooksley
7th October 2015 at 12:11 pmThese look yummy! Do you know of any nut-free versions? My daughter’s school is nut free and it baffles me sometimes. Nuts are so packed with goodness!
Elaine MacFadyen
7th October 2015 at 12:21 pmJim Ferry
Kimmy Wimmy
7th October 2015 at 12:35 pmLauran Doak – here are a few more flavours for you to try!!!
Lorraine Wright
7th October 2015 at 12:35 pmJulie Parsons. Good website for recipes x
The Kitchen Shed
7th October 2015 at 12:44 pmThanks Lorraine ❤️
Samantha Holmes
7th October 2015 at 12:38 pmMatthew Holmes
Matthew Holmes
7th October 2015 at 12:40 pmGet them made punk
Kayleigh Lewis
7th October 2015 at 12:54 pmCharlie Frost
Joy Blaylock
7th October 2015 at 1:03 pmI’ve made these and they are delicious
Emma Bryant
7th October 2015 at 1:05 pmAndrea Stapleton
Ali Warwick
7th October 2015 at 1:37 pmKerry Francis
Kerry Peck
7th October 2015 at 2:09 pmDanielle Bradford x
Danielle Bradford
7th October 2015 at 8:31 pmOh shut up!!! X
Kerry Peck
7th October 2015 at 8:32 pmI will make us some
Danielle Bradford
7th October 2015 at 9:02 pmWhen? Ha ha ha x
Pam Bartlett
7th October 2015 at 2:15 pmLove these bars and website is so useful, thanks keep up the good work 🙂
The Kitchen Shed
7th October 2015 at 5:59 pmThank you so much Pam! <3
Rachel Loughlin
7th October 2015 at 3:44 pmPina colada are the best!
Catherine Lilley
7th October 2015 at 5:11 pmI think yours are better!
Andrea Berry
7th October 2015 at 5:23 pmAyoade Sotinwa-Doughty
Andrea Berry
7th October 2015 at 5:25 pmDo these work out cheaper than buying them? Has anyone done the maths?
Ayoade Sotinwa-Doughty
7th October 2015 at 5:33 pmI buy my stuff from lidls, mixed nuts and dates, prob about £10- £15 for ingredients as I make a large batch, I make 30 bars from mine. They are bigger and have more nuts in them. I just use lidls mixed nuts and lidls dates at the higher end mine are 50p a bar
The Kitchen Shed
7th October 2015 at 6:00 pmI think it definitely depends on where you get your nuts and dates from, but I would say that they definitely could work out cheaper.
Karren Fulgoni
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Stuart Littlefair
7th October 2015 at 8:13 pmBossed them already
Kirsty Burnett
7th October 2015 at 8:26 pmClaire Dadswell thought you might like these xx
Jacqueline Snell
8th October 2015 at 4:33 pmKirsty Forester we were just talking about these, now you can make your own.
Georgia
17th April 2016 at 4:04 pmHi, they look great! How long do they general last before going off?
Sarah Williams
15th May 2016 at 2:45 pmHey,
How long do these keep for? can you freeze them?
Nic
11th June 2016 at 10:13 pmOoo love these, my faves are the chocolate delight and chocolate crunch, any recipes for these coming soon?!
Vera Horstead
5th November 2016 at 2:13 pmCan dried figs be used in these types of bars?
The Kitchen Shed
11th November 2016 at 6:37 pmHiya, I haven’t ever tried but I would imagine that they wouldnt work quite the same. The medjool dates are very thick and sticky inside, but maybe a mixture of the two would be ok?
Heather
20th November 2016 at 9:52 amI live in Canada and the rhubarb custard flavour isn’t available (except ordering online which is expensive) any chance of a recipe for these? 🙂
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Danique
12th October 2017 at 8:56 amHi, I wondered if there was any way to make the bars less sticky? Yesterday I made a bunch of bars, but when I take them out of the freezer and take them on the go, they’re all sticky and difficult to eat. Does anyone have any tips for this?
Treasy
6th October 2020 at 4:37 pmLove these!, I make them into little balls and they are a lovely little treat to snack on. Clean benefit is I know exactly what is in them.