Prize-Winning Recipe 2010! Oatmeal cookie mix makes quick work of rich date bars with a citrus twist.
Orange Oat Date Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) chopped dates (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 3/4 cups orange juice
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 9-inch square baking pan. In medium saucepan, combine dates and orange juice. Cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar; gently simmer an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in pecans. Set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, stir cookie mix and melted butter with fork until mixture is crumbly. Press 2/3 of mixture into bottom of pan. Pour date mixture over crust in pan. Sprinkle with remaining cookie mixture.
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Step3Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
250
Calories
11g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 135mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 180mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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