Best Best Ever Date Bars Recipes

Best Ever Date Bars image

Provided by Recipe Junkie

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups pitted dates
1/2 cup sugar
1 grated orange, zest of
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup Quaker Oats (I never worry about whether they're quick cooking or not! I just dump 'em in!)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

Steps:

For filling, combine all filling ingredients except for nuts in medium sized saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally til thickened.
Cool.
Stir in nuts.
For base, sift together flour, soda and salt.
Add oats and sugar.
Mix well.
Stir in butter.
Mix til crumbly.
Press 2/3 of mixture into greased 8" square pan.
Spread filling evenly over flour mixture.
Top with remaining mixture.
Pack light.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Cool completely!(Very important).
Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.5, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 106, Carbohydrate 30.7, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 22.7, Protein 1.5

Best Date Bars Ever Recipe | Vegan in the Freezer image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

Make the date filling first because it needs to cool.
2 cups dates (pitted and chopped)
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup almonds (, finely ground - not to a meal but finely ground)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup dairy-free butter (, softened)
1 cup brown sugar (, packed)
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt