Hello, date lovers! Here’s an earthy-sweet treat that’s ready in about an hour—plus, it will give you a week of wonderful desserts and afternoon snacks that the whole family will love. The filling for these classic date bars is made with just 3 ingredients and 1/4 cup of sugar, making the most of the date’s intense natural sweetness. Sandwiched between a brown sugar and oat crumble, these taste so wonderful. Enjoy your date bars with a cup of coffee and a little me-time in the afternoon or a big scoop of ice cream after dinner. Or better yet, both!
Date Bars
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Date Filling
- 3 cups chopped pitted dates (1 lb)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Bars
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, cook Filling ingredients over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step2Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
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Step3In large bowl, stir brown sugar and butter until well mixed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt until crumbly. Press half of the crumb mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture; press lightly.
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Step4Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool 5 minutes in pan on cooling rack. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows while warm.
Nutrition
160
Calories
5g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 85mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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