Best 11 Date And Pine Nut Bars Recipes

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Discover the secrets of creating the perfect Date and Pine Nut Bar, a culinary delight that combines the sweetness of dates with the nutty crunch of pine nuts. From the selection of the right ingredients to the delicate balance of flavors, this article delves into the art of crafting this irresistible treat. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, we'll guide you through the process of making a mouthwatering Date and Pine Nut Bar that will tantalize your taste buds and impress your friends and family. So, let's embark on a delightful journey into the world of date and pine nut bars.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

DATE NUT BARS



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This is a family recipe but I am not sure where it came from. I love dates, so this is a favorite of mine for holidays (and it is easy).

Provided by Demandy

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 24-36 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (approx.)

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients.
  • Bake in greased layer cake pans or square pans at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
  • Cool for 15 minutes.
  • Slice into squares and roll bars in confectioner's sugar so they don't stick together when stored.

DATE NUT BARS



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I've had this recipe since 1938, when the girls I worked with game me a bridal shower. One of their presents was a recipe box filled with their favorites. Inside, I found this recipe, and I've used it for just about every occasion since. They're always well received.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans
4 large eggs, lightly beaten, room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, dates and nuts. Add the eggs, butter and vanilla; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be very stiff). , Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool bars on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. ,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 63mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

DATE AND NUT BARS



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Just and old family favorite that is simple to make, but delicious to eat.

Provided by audge1

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

⅓ cup boiling water
2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
½ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, pour boiling water over dates, and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10x10 inch baking pan.
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the dates, including any water; mix well. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda; stir into the date mixture. Then stir in the nuts.
  • Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 10x10 inch pan, and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, cut into bars, and roll each bar in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.8 calories, Carbohydrate 46.3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 184.1 mg, Sugar 34.8 g

DATE BAR COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 30 (2-inch) bars

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups coarsely chopped dates
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) very cold butter, cut into small cubes

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a nonreactive medium saucepan over low heat, combine dates, granulated sugar, and water. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Cool completely. In a large bowl or bowl of an electric mixer, place brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and oats. Mix on low speed until combined. While mixer is running, add butter, 1 piece or 2 at a time. Mix until crumb like, with some lumps of butter no larger than pea size.
  • Using your hands, press and flatten half of crumb mixture into a greased 9 by 13-inch pan. Spread cooled filling over crust. Cover with remaining crumb mixture, patting lightly. Bake until lightly browned, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool slightly and cut into bars while still in the pan. Gently remove cut bars from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. Date bars, stored in an airtight container, refrigerate and freeze well.

DATE-NUT BALLS



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This is one of my very favorite treats to make for the holidays and package up along with some fudge, pecan tarts, and pecan tasties, to give to the neighbors. This way my husband and I can have a few too.

Provided by Joycie52

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Fruit Cookie Recipes     Date

Time 30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 6

14 tablespoons butter
1 cup pitted chopped dates
1 cup white sugar
2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®)
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in the melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in crispy rice cereal and pecans. Let mixture cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Form mixture into small balls using your hands.
  • Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable bag; add date-nut balls and lightly shake bag until balls are coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Cholesterol 8.9 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 32.8 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

DATE-AND-WALNUT BARS



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This recipe for golden, chewy, date-and-walnut-packed bars comes from the Los Angeles pastry chef Margarita Manzke, who grew up in the Philippines and now runs the sweet side of the kitchen at République. When she was in high school, Manzke came across the classic recipe for "food for the gods" in a thin pamphlet of Filipino desserts, and she made the bars again and again, learning how to produce a consistently tender, chewy batch: Don't overcream the butter, and don't use a light hand with the dates. Manzke sells fresh bars at République, but know that at home the cooled, cut bars store well in the freezer, ready to pop out and defrost at a moment's notice.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 1h

Yield About 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 2/3 cups/340 grams all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
4 cups/400 grams large Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pound/450 grams unsalted butter (4 sticks), at room temperature
2 1/3 packed cups/515 grams dark brown sugar
1/4 cup/50 grams granulated sugar
6 eggs
2 1/3 cups/280 grams walnuts, roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 325, and line a 13-by-18-inch sheet pan with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until well mixed and no lumps remain. Tip about 1/2 cup of the flour mixture into a medium bowl; add the dates, and toss well to coat, breaking up the dates as you go. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with both sugars just until smoothly incorporated, about 2 minutes on medium speed. Add the eggs in 3 batches, mixing well each time and scraping down the sides of the bowl and the paddle between additions.
  • Add the flour mixture and date mixture, and mix gently on low just until incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and use a spatula to fold in the walnuts. Transfer the mixture to the parchment-lined sheet pan, and use an offset spatula to spread it in an even layer, pushing it into the edges and corners and smoothing the surface. Bake until brown and set, about 45 minutes.
  • Cool completely in the pan, then remove and cut into squares. Serve right away, or store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 414, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 131 milligrams, Sugar 34 grams, TransFat 1 gram

PATE BRISEE FOR DATE AND PINE NUT BARS



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Halve this recipe to make the base for our Date and Pine Nut Bars.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes 2 tart shells

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add the butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles small peas, 8 to 10 seconds.
  • With the machine running, add 1/4 cup ice water through the feed tube until the dough just starts to come together when you press it with your fingers. If necessary, add up to 2 more tablespoons ice water.
  • Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be frozen up to 1 month.

DATE-NUT HONEY BARS



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The flavor combination here reminds me of baklava-without the hours of work! These bars are perfect for holiday gifts, party platters and bake sales. They never fail to impress. -Anna Wood, Cullowhee, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup apple jelly
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-1/4 cups chopped walnuts
1-1/4 cups chopped dates

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk flour, oats and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Press onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until edges begin to brown, 16-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large saucepan, combine honey, apple jelly and butter over medium heat; stir until jelly and butter are melted. Remove from heat; whisk in brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; whisk into honey mixture. Fold in walnuts and dates. Pour over crust; spread evenly. Bake until golden brown, 24-28 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 120mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

PINE NUT CARAMEL BARS



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Yield Makes 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
6 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 3/4 cups pine nuts (about 8 1/2 ounces)
1 1/2 tablespoons whipping cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square glass baking dish with foil. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light. Add sugar and lemon peel and beat until light and fluffy. Mix flour, cornstarch and salt in small bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until beginning to gather together. Press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared dish. Pierce dough all over with fork. Bake until beginning to color, about 35 minutes. Remove crust from oven; maintain oven temperature.
  • Combine butter, packed dark brown sugar and honey in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium-high heat until mixture comes to boil. Boil without whisking until mixture thickens and bubbles enlarge, about 1 minute. Stir in pine nuts. Remove from heat; stir in whipping cream.
  • Spread topping in crust. Bake until caramel bubbles, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. Remove from pan, using foil as aid. Cut into squares. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container.)

DATE NUT BARS



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Make and share this Date Nut Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ellie_

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 4 dozen bars

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped dates
2 large eggs, beaten
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray (Pam) or grease pan and then line pan with aluminum foil. Spray Pam over foil or grease foil.
  • Sift flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl.
  • Add all remaining ingredients (except for the powdered sugar) and mix well with a wooden spoon.
  • Spoon mixture into pan, spreading evenly.
  • Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Invert onto work surface and carefully remove foil and slice into bars while still warm.
  • Transfer bars to a rack to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar (if desired).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 765.7, Fat 33.5, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 136.2, Sodium 432.3, Carbohydrate 111.6, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 79.3, Protein 12

DATE AND PINE NUT BARS



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These chewy bars, dense as pecan pie, are a sweet way to end any meal.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes 1 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 recipe Pate Brisee for Date and Pine Nut Bars
1 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup pitted dates, finely chopped
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Grated zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll pate brisee into an 8-by-18-inch rectangle. Roll onto a rolling pin and unroll over a 4 1/4-by-13 1/2 inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Using your fingers, gently press dough into pan. Trim overhanging dough flush with edges of pan. Chill 30 minutes.
  • Place pine nuts on a baking sheet; toast nuts until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  • In a small bowl, toss and separate chopped dates with 2 tablespoons flour; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, honey, vanilla, and lemon zest. Stir in remaining 6 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and dates. Pour batter into the chilled shell; sprinkle with pine nuts.
  • Bake until filling has browned and set, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack tn cool. Slice into 1-inch-thick bars. Serve.

Tips:

  • Use a variety of dates. Different dates have different flavors and textures, so using a mix will give your bars a more complex flavor and texture.
  • Chop the dates finely. This will help them to blend into the bars more easily and evenly.
  • Toast the pine nuts. This will bring out their flavor and make them more crunchy.
  • Use a high-quality honey. The honey is one of the main ingredients in these bars, so it's important to use a good one. Look for a honey that is dark and flavorful.
  • Don't overcook the bars. The bars should be cooked until they are just set, otherwise they will be dry and crumbly.

Conclusion:

Date and pine nut bars are a delicious and healthy snack that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a variety of tips and tricks, you can make sure that your date and pine nut bars are perfect every time.

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