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Date Bars, some call them "Matrimonial Slice" but you know commitment issues...we're just DATING!

Sometimes I am a 100 year old women, why? BECAUSE I LOVE DATE BARS! They are buttery, soft, crunchy, cinnamon-y, and sweet! Plus, they are made of dried fruit and oats, so as far as I’m concerned they are a breakfast food. If you aren’t into the dates, you can also replace the date filling with the apple pie filling we made for our turnovers a few days ago, just double the apple filling recipe so you use 2 apples!

Date Bars for when your not allowed to go on dates to bars.

Date Bars for when your not allowed to go on dates to bars.

Date Bars

Yield: one 8”x8” pan or something of a similar size

Preheat your oven to 350*F

Date Filling:

  • 2 1/2 cups roughly chopping Dried Dates (about one pound)

  • 1 cup Water

  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt

  • 1 Tablespoon Butter

  • 1 Tablespoon Grand Marnier (optional)

Streusel:

  • 3/4 cup Butter, soft

  • 1 cup Brown Sugar

  • 1 1/4 cup Flour

  • 1 1/4 cup Oats

  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder

  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

  1. In a small pot over medium heat cook your dates, water, lemon juice, baking soda, salt and butter until it thickens and forms a puree type mixture. Remove from heat. (If your don’t want any larger date chunks you can puree this mixture in a food processor, but I like the texture so I just leave it as is!)

  2. Add the Grand Marnier if using, then set to the side.

  3. In a large bowl combine all the Streusel ingredients and rub them together with your hands until they are combined.

  4. In a greased and lined 8”x8” pan pour about 2/3 of your streusel mixture and press into the bottom of the pan to form a crust.

  5. Pour all of your date filling on top of the base crust and smooth it out evenly making sure to cover the entire base.

  6. Now take the last 1/3 of streusel and crumble it on top of the date layer.

  7. Bake in a preheated 350*F oven for about 25-35 minutes or until just starting to turn golden brown on the edges.

  8. Let cool, then slice and eat! Or add to your tray of dainties if you are having a fancy team party like I wish I was having right now!

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