Review of the One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares

Feb 27, 2017One Part Plant Challenge, Reviews0 comments

Oh my word.  That is the only way to describe these delicious little morsels also known as the One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares.  They are found on page 212 of the One Part Plant Cookbook. It is interesting to read through the book as I have started to notice a theme with the recipes.  She is very much inspired by Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean cooking.  There are lots of recipes with tahini, rose water, pistachios, zaa’tar and other warming spices.  I wonder if it has to do with the fact that there are lots of vegetarian and vegan options in various ethnic cooking.

I really like her excerpts throughout the book – one especially on being social.  She describes the difficulties of eating plant based and how to move through them.  One suggestion is picking the restaurant when dining out.  She acknowledges elsewhere in the book that other ethnicities are great for eating out, such as asian or middle eastern.

I was really excited to try the One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares.  I didn’t even know this but yesterday was world pistachio day! Dang I’m a day too late.  Oh well!

The One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares at First Glance

I was blown away by how there were only six ingredients in this recipe.  Furthermore the directions were very simple to follow.  The only downside are that pistachios are pretty expensive.  It asks for 1 cup, which can range anywhere from 3-7$ depending where you get them from.  So in total, with coconut and oats and honey, you are looking at spending roughly 10$ on this dessert/breakfast/snack.  
One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

The Taste Test

Wow these were so good!  Honey is highly recommended in this recipe.  (However, I do have a bit of a sweet tooth).  After I made these, I took them to my friend’s house and were gobbled up rather quickly.  These bars aren’t overly sweet but definitely have some flavour to them.  As far as longevity, they did tend to crumble slightly when left overnight, however they still taste great the next day.

One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

One Part Plant Pistachio Oat Squares

The Final Verdict

Well, I think these One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares come on top of the list so far in the 21 Day Challenge, with a 93% score! I think it’s safe to say I will make these again 🙂

One Part Plant Pistachio Coconut Squares

I know some of you have made these ones.  If you have, what did you think?

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