Old-Fashioned Date Bars Recipe
When you make these date bars, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time as you stir together dates, water and sugar for the filling and then pop them into the oven.
Servings: 24
Calories: 176
Ingredients
For the Date Filling:
- 2 cups chopped pitted dates (about 10 ounces)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
For the Oat Crust:
- 1-3/4 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking oats (not instant)
- 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center and preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Make the filling by combining the dates, sugar and water in a medium saucepan and cooking over medium-low to medium heat until it's thick. Remove pan from the heat.
- To prepare the crumb crust, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda in a medium bowl with a fork or whisk. Add the butter and combine until the mixture is crumbly.
- Press half of the oat crumb mixture into the prepared pan. Spread the prepared date filling on top of the oat crumb mixture to within 1/4-inch of the edge of the pan.
- Top with the remaining oat crumb mixture, patting it down lightly.
- Bake the date squares for 25 to 35 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into 24 squares, bars, or triangles.
Recipe Notes
8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
8 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
8 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Old-Fashioned Date Bars Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 date bar)
Calories 176
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 97mg4%
Carbohydrates 30.5g10%
Fiber 1.6g6%
Protein 1.6g3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.