Cooking Light's Maple Date Bars
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 164.1
- Total Fat: 5.1 g
- Cholesterol: 12.4 mg
- Sodium: 46.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Cooking Light's Maple Date Bars calories by ingredient
Introduction
Wrap these moist bars individually, or place them in a cookie tin between layers of wax or parchment paper. Wrap these moist bars individually, or place them in a cookie tin between layers of wax or parchment paper.Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
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1 3/4 cups finely chopped pitted dates (about 12 ounces) (340g calculated)
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2/3 cup sugar (130g calculated)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces) (half white/WW calculated)
1 cup regular oats
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray¡
Directions
Combine dates, water, and maple syrup in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook 12 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently. (Mixture will look like jam.) Stir in rind; cool completely.
Preheat oven to 400°.
Beat sugar and butter with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt.
Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture (mixture will be crumbly).
Press 2 cups flour mixture into bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Spread date mixture over flour mixture.
Sprinkle with remaining flour mixture.
Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Serves 20.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARISU_2.
Preheat oven to 400°.
Beat sugar and butter with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt.
Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture (mixture will be crumbly).
Press 2 cups flour mixture into bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Spread date mixture over flour mixture.
Sprinkle with remaining flour mixture.
Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Serves 20.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARISU_2.