I was listening to a mystery book the other day in which they mention eating some kind of oatmeal date bars. That made me crave oatmeal date bars, and I immediately looked up a recipe. Surprisingly, I had dates on hand. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough of the right ingrediants for any recipe that I found, so I looked at several different ones and created my own version to make these fabulous date bars. Daniel likes them too and said he was surprised at how good they turned out, which made me happy because he doesn't care for dates or oatmeal very much. I don't want to forget what I did, so we can have these again in the future.
OATMEAL DATE BARS
Food Process:
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
Add:
1 stick cold butter
1/2 cup canola oil
Preheat oven to 350F.
Butter a 9 in square pan.
Press 2/3 of the oat mixture into the pan.
In a pot over low heat, simmer 1 package of chopped dates (I don't know how many cups that is... maybe 1.5), 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until most of the water is absorbed. Took me about 10 minutes.
Pour date mixture into pan. Top with remaining oat mixture and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Daniel said the flavor of this reminds him of pecan pie. I have never eaten pecan pie, so I'm not sure...
We have been keeping these in the refrigerator and eating them cold. A very large glass of cold milk is a necessary accompaniment.
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