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In no time at all, you can treat your family to these bars. They'll never suspect how light the snacks are. -Helen Cluts of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This recipe is:
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Diabetic Friendly
Nutritional Analysis: 1 bar equals 186 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 124 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.
Originally published as Oatmeal Date Bars in Light & Tasty October 2005, p19
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Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by jdnewcomb
I made the bars using Smart Balance in the stick form. It is just a little healthier than using butter. My husband and I agree that the next time we make them we would add about 1/3 more filling to the recipe. This is a keeper recipe for us.
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by helen1953
We really liked this recipe friends also liked it when we had them try this. We added a little vanilla to the filling and the dough which gave it a little added flavor. My husband is waiting for the next batch.
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by alleulia3x
Found this excellent. Did not have enough dates, so also used apricots for 1 cup. Used 1/2 n 1/2 sugar/splenda and about 1/3 less brown sugar. Found it very easy to do. These are delicious and I look forward to sharing with my bridge group.
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by hereandnowthenandnow@yahoo.com
This bar was very tasty and satisfied our love of dates. It was a little dry, but see the hints listed here, and will try it again with them in mind.
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by grammafletch
It was quite good-but definitely needs more filling.
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by olddutch
made this BUT omitted the sugar in the dates- not needed - dates are SWEET !!!-no egg white- used 1/2 cup margerene instead of 1/3 --- just the right size 4 2
made this BUT omitted the sugar in the dates- not needed - dates are SWEET !!!-
no egg white- used 1/2 cup margerene instead of 1/3 --- just the right size 4 2
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by Marie Holcomb
My husband feels it needs more date filling
Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2010 by carawil8
I added some chopped walnuts to the date mixture and this was extremely good. My husband has been telling everyone he talks with about this great desert. Have lots of requests for the receipe.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by kountrygal
I just made this recipe with a few additional healthier changes--I used plain lowfat yogurt in place of the melted butter. I also cut the sugar in both parts of the recipe by half. Thought I would experiment. It turned out good. My sister always made these date bars from the original full-fledged recipe and I loved them!! The adjustments I made still resulted in a good bar cookie, but if you are comparing to the original with all the goodies (or "baddies", depending on your point of view) there is a difference.For those of you who are used to more sugar in your diet, you probably will not want to cut the sugar as much as I did--they are not overly sweet with the cuts. However, I would make them again according to the changes I incorporated.As lscatena stated in their review, experiment a little to come up with a recipe that fits your taste and health standards.
I just made this recipe with a few additional healthier changes--I used plain lowfat yogurt in place of the melted butter. I also cut the sugar in both parts of the recipe by half. Thought I would experiment. It turned out good. My sister always made these date bars from the original full-fledged recipe and I loved them!! The adjustments I made still resulted in a good bar cookie, but if you are comparing to the original with all the goodies (or "baddies", depending on your point of view) there is a difference.
For those of you who are used to more sugar in your diet, you probably will not want to cut the sugar as much as I did--they are not overly sweet with the cuts. However, I would make them again according to the changes I incorporated.
As lscatena stated in their review, experiment a little to come up with a recipe that fits your taste and health standards.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by bmeiring
They are good, but I'm with sawpainter. People take a basically fattening dessert, cut it into smaller pieces and call it a low-cal dessert. Almost 200 calories for a small piece is not low cal. It might take a little experimentation, but one way to cut the calories in addition to the other suggestions is to try substituting applesauce for the butter. You would have to cut down on the amount of water, but that would cut a few calories out. Also, read the labels on the margarine sticks, like Fleischmann's. Those things still have trans fats in them which are more unhealthy than butter.
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