Date Bars
Both hearty and healthy, these Canadian date bars with oatmeal crumble topping are certainly delicious. They're packed with tasty ingredients like dates, oats, coconut, and cinnamon. Enjoy homemade date bars for breakfast, a snack or as part of brunch.
Servings: 24 Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/4 cup dates chopped
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 Teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter cold, cubed
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar, and dates. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will be slightly thickened. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- With a food processor, combine the oats, flour, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Press 3 cups of the crumb mixture evenly into baking dish. Spread date mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture evenly into dates. Press down into dates slightly.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until edges are lightly brown. Cool before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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