Date squares

Name: Date squares
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1.5 cups rolled oats; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; .25 tsp salt; .75 cup melted butter; 900 g dates, pitted; Water to cover; 1 T lemon juice

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:35min

Adapted with less sugar

Updated at: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 00:22:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories493.2 kcal (25%)

Total Fat12.5 g (18%)

Carbs99.1 g (38%)

Sugars63.9 g (71%)

Protein6.9 g (14%)

Sodium122.8 mg (6%)

Fiber7.4 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 ½ cupsrolled oats

1 cupbrown sugar

packed

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

1 tspbaking soda

¼ tspsalt

¾ cupbutter

melted

Date Filling

900gdates

pitted

water

to cover

1 tlemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

For date filling, place inputted dates in saucepan. Add water to cover. Simmer on low heat at least 10 mins. Remove from heat. Cool. Then put dates and mash. Drain excess liquid. Add lemon juice. Set aside

Step 2

For crumble: combine oats, brown sugar, flour, soda, salt & butter. Press half mixture into a greased 8 inch square pan.

Step 3

Top base with date mixture.

Step 4

Add remaining crumb mixture

Step 5

Bake 350F for about 35 mins