Orange Coconut Date Squares Recipes

COCONUT ORANGE SQUARES

Steps:

• Crem butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, orange rind and milk.
• Add coconut and dry ingredients.
• Mix only enough to blend.
• Place in 8" square pan lined with waxed paper (or use a nonstick pan). Bake in 350F oven about 25 minutes.
• Cut into squares.
• Can easily be doubled and baked in 13x9" pan.

ORANGE DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Place the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until dates are soft.
• Remove from heat and add chocolate chips.
• Add eggs, orange juice and milk and stir.
• Combine baking soda, salt, walnuts and flour.
• Fold into date mixture.
• Pour into a greased 13 X 9 inch baking pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 Deg.
• Allow to cool.
• Prepare glaze.
• Decorate the bars with the glaze.
• Cut into squares and serve.

CANDIED COCONUT DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Grease a 9x5x3" loaf pan with butter, and set aside, until ready to use.
• For the squares - In a medium sized pot, combine, dates, sugar, flour, butter and egg.
• Stir constantly until mixture comes to a full boil 7 -10 minutes.
• Continue cooking until it starts to thicken, this should take about 3 minutes.
• Add the coconut to the mixture and then spread into prepared 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• Prepare the glaze in a small bowl, stirring together the powdered sugar, milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract, until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the warm squares.
• Cover and refrigerate until firm, this should take about 3 hours.
• Cut into squares, and store covered in the fridge until needed -- Enjoy.

COCONUT DATE BARS

Steps:

• Blend almonds and coconut in a food processor; add dates and pulse until combined. Add cashews and coconut oil; pulse until mixture is thick and sticks together. Transfer to a sheet of waxed paper; form into a square, folding sides of waxed paper over the top. Refrigerate until solid, at least 30 minutes.