Best Date Bars Ever Recipe Vegan In The Freezer Recipes

THE BEST DATE BARS EVER

Steps:

• Put the dates in a Food Processor, and chop too fine pieces.
• In a medium-sized saucepan add chopped dates, water, and sugar.
• Stir and cook over medium-high heat and then turn down and cook until the mixture is thickened.
• Add the vanilla extract, almond extract and finely ground almonds.
• See it's thickness in the photo below. It is very very moist.
• Spoon into a bowl and let cool down because you will be pressing this out, with your fingers, onto the bottom layer of the crust.
• Lightly grease a 9" x 13" baking pan - set aside.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar with a Hand Mixer, until light and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix.
• Add the oats and mix well.
• It will be a crumbly mixture but it will press together.
• Sprinkle half the dough into the prepared baking pan.
• Press down with your fingers to an even layer all across the pan bottom.
• Now take the date mixture and dab teaspoons full here and there across the bottom layer in the pan. It will be easier to spread this way.
• With your fingers - gently press out the filling for a solid layer across the complete bottom of the crust.
• Sprinkle the rest of the dough over the filling layer.
• Make sure it is even. Then press the top crust with your hand to make a solid layer. I use my fingers and the palm of my hand. It doesn't take much pressure.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cut into squares while it is still warm.
• Cut to make 4 squares across and 6 squares down and that will be 24 bars.

BEST DATE BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine dates, sugar and water. Cook, stirring frequently, until very thick. Stir in walnuts, if desired; cool. , Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl; add oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle water over mixture; stir lightly. Pat half into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with date mixture; cover with remaining oat mixture and pat lightly. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.