Cranberry Date Bars
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients:
- 8 ounces pitted dates chopped
- 2 ounces dried cranberries craisins chopped
- 2 tablespoons candied orange peel finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 10 fluid ounces water
Base/Topping Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Stir together ingredients for the filling in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes or until thickened; let cool.
- Place base/topping ingredients in a bowl and mix together with a pastry blender or your fingers until crumbly.
- Press just over half of the base mixture into an oblong cake pan and press out evenly to make a crust.
- Bake the crust for 15 inutes or until lightly golden.
- Spread filling mixture over the crust with a spatula, while the crust is still warm.
- Sprinkle the remaining base/topping over all.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting into small squares.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 97mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 180IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.4mg
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