Cooking Light's Maple Date Bars

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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

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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

    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.