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Date Bars
1-1/2 Cups / 375 mL Pitted Whole Dates, chopped
3/4 Cup / 175 mL Water
1/4 teas. / 1.2 mL Watkins
Lemon Extract
1/3 Cup / 80 mL Margarine or Butter, softened
1/2 Cup / 125 mL Brown Sugar
1 teas. / 5 mL Watkins Vanilla
1 Cup / 250 mL Regular Rolled Oats, uncooked
1 Cup / 250 mL All-Purpose Flour
3/4 teas. / 4 mL Watkins
Cinnamon
1/2 teas. / 2.5 mL Baking Soda
1/8 teas. / 0.6 mL Salt
Watkins Cooking
Spray
Spray an 11 x 7-inch / 28 x 18-cm baking dish with Watkins Cooking
Spray; set aside. Preheat oven to 375ºF / 190ºC. Combine dates, water and
lemon extract in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for
5 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken, stirring frequently. Set aside. Beat
margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla; mix well. Add oats, flour,
cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Mix until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press 2 cups/500
mL of oat mixture evenly into prepared baking dish; set remaining oat mixture aside. Bake
for 5 minutes or until crust looks puffed. Spread date mixture evenly over baked crust and
top with remaining oat mixture. Bake for an additional 20 minutes or until golden. Cool in
pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 15 bars, 1 per serving.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Calories 130, Protein 2g, Carbohydrates 23g, Sodium 100mg, Fat 4g, Saturated Fat 1g,
Cholesterol 0mg, Dietary Fiber 2g
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