date squares

Date Squares (The Best)

(425 g) Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (lightly packed)

(250 ml) water

tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice

brown sugar

tsp baking soda

(175 g) quick-cooking oats

(150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour

(160 g) brown sugar

tsp baking powder

(170 g) semi-salted butter, softened

With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking dish with a strip of parchment paper, letting it hang over both sides. Butter the other two sides.

In a pot, bring the dates, water, lemon juice, and brown sugar to a boil. Add the baking soda and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, or until the dates have fallen apart. Let cool.

Filling

In a bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, and baking powder. Add the butter and stir to combine.

Spread half the crisp in the baking dish and press firmly. Layer with the date mixture. Cover with the remaining crisp and press lightly. Bake for 55 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack for 4 hours. Unmould and cut into 16 squares.

Crisp

Just like my Mother used to make in New Brunswick!  Delicioius!

i'm wondering if i can substitute the white flour for almond flour in the crisp?

Fantastic recipe, velvety filling and really nice crumble, perfect level of sweetness. If I make it again I'll definitely try adding either more lemon/nuts/cardamon/cinnamon - I felt it was missing some kind of a "kick".  I also reduced the time to 45 minutes which was perfect. The top came out just-crispy enough.

Great easy recipe. Still sweet enough without the brown sugar! Substituted the white flour with rye and almond flour, any whole grain version will work.

Awesome easy to make and taste great. Not too sweet. Watch the baking time carefully your first time. I don’t have a hot oven and mine were perfectly done in 35 minutes. I also made it gluten-free using 1-1 Red-Mill flour . No one even noticed so great for celiacs like me!

These date squares are delightfully delicious!

I used the full 500 grams of dates, 1/4 cup unsalted butter plus 1/2 cup salted butter and regular dates. As suggested, could reduce baking time. Excellent!

Me and my friends are enjoying it. Love every bite of it because it's not too sweet. It's my first time baking it and will definitely be making more. Thank you for your recipe.

This recipe was excellent.  I don't know if the dates are the ones called for but they are dates brought to me from the Middle east and almost three cups.  I also used old fashioned oatmeal and it turned out just fine.  Delicious recipe.   I did use a wooden spoon to stir the date mixture.

I tried making these today, with success! It tasted super delicious. I added coffee in the water and followed the rest of the recipe however, I did add pecan nuts to the dates mixture... I couldn't wait 4 hours before slicing because I was sending it over to a friend. Yum

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Date squares are a delicious treat. They are wholesome, rich, and sweet-tooth approved. These healthy date bars contain nutritious oats, but skip the unrefined sugar and unrefined flour.

Healthy Date Squares

dates (400 grams)

apple cider

orange

lemon juice

orange (or lemon)

sea salt

1⁄2 tsp baking soda

rolled oats

spelt flour (or unbleached all-purpose)

coconut sugar (or brown sugar)

cinnamon

butter, softened

tbsp ground flaxseed

Date Squares - these easy to make date squares are delicious, gooey and so comforting. An old fashioned recipe that will give you the best date squares you&#039;ll ever have.

Date Squares

water

dates (pitted)

vanilla extract

old fashioned rolled oats

all-purpose flour

baking soda

salt

butter

Cinnamon

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vanilla bean extract

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan add the water and the dates and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until there's no water left. Add the vanilla extract to the dates and mix well. Let mixture cool.

Add the dates mixture to a food processor and pulse until it turns into a paste. Set aside.

In a food processor add the remaining dry ingredients and the butter cut into small pieces and pulse until the butter is well incorporated into the mixture and crumbles.

Spread ⅔ of the crumb mixture on the bottom of the prepared baking pan and spread it evenly. Add the date mixture and spread it with a spatula. Add the remaining crumb mixture as the last layer and pat it using a spatula, do not press down too hard.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until golden brown then let cool completely. Place in the fridge for a couple more hours then take it out and cut into squares.

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Date Squares – these easy to make date squares are delicious, gooey and so comforting. An old fashioned recipe that will give you the best date squares you’ll ever have.

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These raspberry date squares are the perfect amount of fruity sweetness and will quickly become a new date square favourite. Medjool dates are mixed with fresh raspberries to enhance and sweeten the jammy filling and then sandwiched between an old fashioned, crunchy, oat crumble.

Raspberry Date Squares

Tablespoons brown sugar

raspberries

oats

light brown sugar,

baking powder

unsalted butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, letting the parchment paper hang over the sides. Set aside.

Pit and chop dates. Add water, lemon juice, brown sugar and dates to a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn down heat to medium low heat and simmer for approx. 5 minutes, stirring constantly until dates start to break down.

Add raspberries and continue to cook until mixture has thickened and water has evaporated. Remove from heat and set aside.

Make your crumble

In a large bowl add oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix to combine. Add half of the butter in chunks and rub/mix into flour mixture. Add the last of the butter and mix/rub until incorporated. See images above for reference.

Add half of the crumble to your prepared pan and spread out evenly while pressing down firmly with your fingers.

Next, add raspberry date filling, spreading out evenly.

Add the rest of the crumble to cover the top.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until crisp and browned and the middle has set. Let cool on a wire rack.

Let squares rest for 2-3 hours or overnight before cutting into squares.

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