4.8 from 12 votes
Date Bars
Sometimes you just want a simple sweet treat, and these date bars are the ultimate easy to make fix for those cravings! The crisp and buttery topping combined with the sweet filling makes these absolutely scrumptious.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 25 bars
Calories: 155 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Filling Ingredients
- one gram package dates chopped up
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Combine the ingredients for the filling into a small pot and start simmering over medium heat,, stirring often. You want to dissolve the dates and cook until it's a smooth mixture with very few lumps. Once this is finished, remove from the heat and set aside.
- Start the base and topping. Combine the sugar and butter together until creamy and combined thoroughly.
- Add in the oats, flour, salt and baking soda. Mix together completely.
- Press 2/3 of the crust mix into the bottom of a 9x9 pan, saving some for the topping.
- Pour the filling on top of the bottom crust and spread it around evenly.
- Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture as a topping evenly across the filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven until it's beautifully browned on top and the dates are bubbling up on the sides, around 25-35 minutes.
- Cool completely and then cut into pieces. I find this cuts best when refrigerated for a few hours first.
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Notes
- It is easiest to buy the dates that are already chopped and in the package in a block, not separate ones.
Nutrition Information
Calories
155kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
165mg
(7%)
Potassium
38mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
227IU
(5%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 155
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 165mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 227IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.