STICKY DATE BARS

Hello 👋 Foodies

If you are looking for an easy recipe to show you how to bake a wholesome date bar, the perfect accompaniment to go with your morning cuppa, then please look no further.

Jules x 💋

Recipe 💥

MAKES 20 small bars

PREP 30 minutes

COOK 25-30 minutes

OVEN 180ºC

Ingredients

Filling:

250g Medjool dates

- stones removed and coarsely chopped

3 tbsp water

1 medium lemon

- juice only approximately 2 tbsp

Oat Base:

125g butter

- softened

100g caster sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp golden syrup

1 tsp vanilla essence

150g wholemeal flour

1 tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

- optional

80g rolled oats

100g desiccated coconut

Instructions

Make filling:

01 Put dates, water and lemon juice into a small saucepan. Cook over a low heat until dates are soft and a thick paste like mixture has formed. Set aside to cool.

Make oat base:

02 Cream together butter and sugar until light in colour and fluffy in texture. Add the egg, vanilla essence and golden syrup. Beating well.

03 Now fold in the wholemeal flour, baking powder, pinch of salt, oats and desiccated coconut. Mix well until all the ingredients form a thick, smooth paste like dough.

04 Divide this base mixture into equal half portions. Set aside.

Assemble:

05 Spoon one half of the base mixture into the prepared tin which has been lined with a strip of non stick paper, making sure to cover all of the base.

06 Now spoon in all the cooled date filling, smoothing the surface with the back of a spoon.

07 Finally add the remaining oat base mixture to form the top, and decorate smooth (see image). The oat mixture can be sticky so add in small lumps and smooth again with the back of a metal spoon.

To bake:

08 Place on a tray and bake in the centre of the oven until golden brown (see image).

09 Leave to cool in the tin before turning and cutting into bars. To prevent any possible crumbling, best to chill overnight or in the fridge a couple of hours before attempting to cut into bar shapes.

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