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 refrigerator.

now unmould and cut into pieces.

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