Matrimonial Date Squares

Matrimonial Date Squares

Recipe by symyee from allrecipes.com

Snack,Dessert 2 Hr. 55 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • 1 pound pitted dates
  • 0.66666668653488 cup light brown sugar
  • 0.66666668653488 cup orange juice
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.75 cup cold unsalted butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Heat dates, 2/3 cup brown sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until dates have softened, absorbed the liquid, and mixture is like a paste, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  • Stir oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Lightly press 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan. Spread date mixture evenly over the crumb crust; sprinkle remaining crumbs evenly over the top of date mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, about 30 minutes; cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing into bars.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 307
  • Carbohydrate: 56g
  • Fat: 9g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Sugar: 41g

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