This date bars recipe is a date filling sandwiched between two oat layers. It is not an oatmeal cookie or a fig bar.
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Date Bars
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 squares 1x
Description
Date Bars. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces (340g) chopped dates
- 1 cup (240ml) water
- 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups (150g) oats
- 1 1/2 cups (190g) flour
- 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (170g) cold butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Simmer dates, water, and white sugar until thick, about 8 minutes. Stir in vanilla and cool.
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Cut butter into oats, flour, brown sugar, soda, and salt.
- Press half into a 9×13 pan, spread the dates, and crumble the rest on top. Bake 28 to 32 minutes.
Notes
Cool the date filling before it goes on the crust or the bottom layer steams.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Dates
Chopped. Whole dates leave pockets.
Oats
Rolled, not instant.
Filling
Thick enough to spread, not a jam that runs.
Top
A loose crumble, not a packed lid.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Orange?
A teaspoon of zest in the dates.
Storage
Airtight, 4 days.
Cut
Cool, or the dates drag.
Figs
They can stand in, same weight.