Best Ever Date Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
623
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups pitted dates
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup quaker oats (i never worry about whether they're quick cooking or not! i just dump 'em in!)

Directions:

  1. For filling, combine all filling ingredients except for nuts in medium sized saucepan.
  2. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally til thickened.
  3. Cool.
  4. Stir in nuts.
  5. For base, sift together flour, soda and salt.
  6. Add oats and sugar.
  7. Mix well.
  8. Stir in butter.
  9. Mix til crumbly.
  10. Press 2/3 of mixture into greased 8 square pan.
  11. Spread filling evenly over flour mixture.
  12. Top with remaining mixture.
  13. Pack light.
  14. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
  15. Cool completely!(Very important).
  16. Cut into bars.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 623.01 Kcal (2608 kJ)
Calories from fat 196.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.82g 34%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 651.26mg 27%
Potassium 584.03mg 12%
Total Carbs 108.03g 36%
Sugars 75.75g 303%
Dietary Fiber 6.88g 28%
Protein 6.36g 13%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 21%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.6mg 14%
Calcium 128.3mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.74 Kcal (1297 kJ)
Calories from fat 97.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.85g 34%
Cholesterol 15.17mg 10%
Sodium 323.79mg 27%
Potassium 290.36mg 12%
Total Carbs 53.71g 36%
Sugars 37.66g 303%
Dietary Fiber 3.42g 28%
Protein 3.16g 13%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 21%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.3mg 14%
Calcium 63.8mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.5
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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