APRICOT-DATE BARS
A makeover of the old date bars, these bars have a delightful sweet-tart filling, are thin and crispy. Really nice with a cup of tea or coffee. Store in a tightly sealed container.
Provided by Jan Mowbray
Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date
Time 1h40m
Yield 49
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Press a little over half of the crumbly mixture into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until starting to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Combine remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, dates, apricots, and orange juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened, breaking up any clumps, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Cool filling slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Drop spoonfuls of warm filling over the crust. Spread evenly with an offset spatula. Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture evenly over the filling; press gently into the filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Cut into 1-1/4x2-inch bars with a pastry cutter while still hot. Cool bars in the pan, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.6 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 7.5 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 88.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
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Okedare Favour
[email protected]I'm not a baker, but these bars were easy to make and they turned out great!
Nimusima Faith
[email protected]These bars are a great way to get your kids to eat their fruits.
Samraiz Ahmed
[email protected]I'm going to try making these bars with different dried fruits, like cranberries or raisins.
Joni Original bro
[email protected]These bars are the perfect afternoon snack.
Qadeer jan
[email protected]I love the texture of these bars. They're chewy and dense, but not too heavy.
Ms.Sarmin Begum
[email protected]I made these bars for a bake sale and they sold out in minutes!
KOBRA FF
[email protected]These bars are a great way to use up leftover dried fruit.
Sunday James
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my bars turned out really dry. I think I might have overbaked them.
Behrooz stanikzai
[email protected]I had some trouble finding dried apricots, so I used dried peaches instead. They worked just as well.
Michael Mcleod
[email protected]These bars are a little too sweet for my taste, but they're still good.
Asad
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of dried fruit, but I really enjoyed these bars. The apricots and dates are a great combination.
Wanjusi Philip
[email protected]I made these bars for a potluck and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!
Rr Tt
[email protected]I love the simplicity of this recipe. It's easy to follow and the ingredients are easy to find.
Niha AKTAR
[email protected]These apricot date bars were a hit with my family! They're the perfect combination of chewy, sweet, and tart. I'll definitely be making them again.