Taste of Home
Date Bar Dessert
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
YIELD: 18 servings.
MY MOTHER copied this recipe from a Quaker Oats box in the 1950s, and it remains one of our favorite treats today.
I serve these date-filled squares as a snack or for dessert topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
-Jill McCon, Montrose, Michigan
Ingredients
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1-3/4 cups old-fashioned oats
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup cold butter, cubed
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2-1/2 cups chopped dates
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3/4 cup sugar
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3/4 cup water
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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Whipped topping
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
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2.
In a large saucepan, combine the dates, sugar and water. Cook for 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in walnuts. Spread over crust.
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3.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares; top with whipped topping.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 323 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 244mg sodium, 52g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.
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