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Date Bar Dessert

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Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Jill McCon

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Sep. 24, 2022

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

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Date Bar Dessert

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Yield:18 servings
Prep:20 min
Cook:30 min
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Ingredients

  • 1-3/4 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 2-1/2 cups chopped dates
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Whipped topping
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Directions

  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.
  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.
  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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