Date Bars II

Name: Date Bars II
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters butter; 355 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 473 milliliters quick-cooking oats; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps water

Need a vegetarian dessert? Date Bars II could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe makes 20 servings with 166 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, orange zest, ground cloves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch square pan. In a small saucepan, combine the dates, 1/4 cup brown sugar, orange zest, cloves, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, allspice, lemon juice and water. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until dates are soft and the mixture becomes a thick paste, about 10 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

Orange Zest

Allspice

Cinnamon

Clove

Dates

Water

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Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

To make the crust and topping, stir together the oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.

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Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

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All Purpose Flour

Oats

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or your fingers.

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Butter

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Mixture should be coarse and crumbly. Stir in 2 tablespoons water until evenly distributed. Press about 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Spread the date mixture evenly over the crust all the way to the edges.

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Crust

Dates

Sprinkle the remaining crust mixture over the date layer. Press down lightly.

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Crust

Dates