Frosted Orange Date Bars

Name: Frosted Orange Date Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 76 grams butter, softened; 360 grams confectioners sugar; 85 grams package cream cheese, softened; 227 grams package chopped pitted dates; 2 eggs; 156 grams all-purpose flour; 183 milliliters milk; 3 Tbsps orange juice; 1 Tbsp orange zest; 109 grams chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters water; 150 grams white sugar

Frosted Orange Date Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chewy Orange-Date Bars, Candied Orange Date Bars, and Orange-Date Oat Bars.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.

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Oven

Frying Pan

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, 1/2 cup butter, water and dates. Cook, stirring frequently until dates have softened and the mixture is well blended.

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Butter

Dates

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the date mixture, then mix in the 1/4 cup orange juice, milk, eggs and 1 tablespoon orange zest.

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Orange Juice

Baking Soda

Orange Zest

All Purpose Flour

Dates

Egg

Milk

Salt

Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. To make the frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, 1/3 cup butter, cream cheese and orange zest. Beat until smooth. Gradually mix in the remaining orange juice a tablespoon at a time until the icing is spreadable.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Frosting

Butter

Icing

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Toothpicks

Oven

Spread over the bars when cool.

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Spread

Cut into squares.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking soda 76grams

butter, softened 360grams

confectioners' sugar 85grams

package cream cheese, softened 227grams

package chopped pitted dates 2

eggs 156grams

all-purpose flour 183milliliters

milk 3Tbsps

orange juice 1Tbsp

orange zest 109grams

chopped pecans 1teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

water 150grams

white sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Date Bars works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. 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 Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.

Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato

Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato is sweet & juicy with explosive aromas and flavors. Best served chilled (36-40 degrees F), this bubbly has aromas and flavors of jasmine and Mandarin orange complemented by red raspberry, strawberry and pomegranate. Enjoy the creamy and juicy finish!