Cognac Date Squares

Name: Cognac Date Squares
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 186 milliliters apple cider or unsweetened apple juice; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 170 grams butter, melted; 60 milliliters Cognac or brandy; 454 grams chopped dates; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt, divided; 220 grams packed light brown sugar; 220 grams packed light brown sugar; 81 grams old-fashioned oats; 62 grams finely chopped pistachios; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cognac Date Squares is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 308 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have brown sugar, flour, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Date Squares, Date Squares, and Date Squares.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the dates, apple cider, Cognac and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated, stirring occasionally.

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Apple Cider

Cognac

Dates

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature.

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Vanilla

In a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and remaining salt.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Oats

Salt

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Bowl

Add butter; mix well. Press 1-1/3 cups into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Add pistachios to remaining oat mixture; set aside.

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Pistachio Nuts

Spread date mixture over crust; top with reserved pistachio mixture.

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Pistachio Nuts

Crust

Dates

Bake at 350° for 24-28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Cut into squares.

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Servings:

186milliliters

apple cider or unsweetened apple juice 1teaspoons

baking soda 170grams

butter, melted 60milliliters

Cognac or brandy 454grams

chopped dates 188grams

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 1teaspoon

fine sea salt or kosher salt, divided 220grams

packed light brown sugar 220grams

packed light brown sugar 81grams

old-fashioned oats 62grams

finely chopped pistachios 2teaspoons

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are my top picks for Date Bars. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "