Easy Date Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1.5 cups majdool dates pitted
- 1.5 tbsp hot water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250º Fahrenheit ( 175º Celsius). Line your pan with parchment paper and set it aside.I used 23 cm x 28 cm x 6cm.
- Combine all of your dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl (Rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, baking soda & salt). Melt your butter and add to the dry mixture, blend with a spatula until you form a dough. Press two cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. In a food processor combine your dates with the hot water and form into paste( dip spatula in warm water to help spread the paste on the dough) Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top.
- Bake for 35 - 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly brown. Allow cooling before cutting into bars. Enjoy!