Date Crumble Bars
By Joe
Source: King Arthur Baking — King Arthur Test Kitchen, Date Squares.
A date squares recipe for 36 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven. Heat the oven to 175°C. Gently grease a 9” square pan or line it using parchment. Filling: In a little saucepan, mix the dates, water, salt, and lemon juice. Give it 3 to 4 minutes, till the water is absorbed plus the mixture has thickened somewhat. Take out the pan from the heat, mix in the vanilla, and keep to one side to cool while you prepare the crust. Crust: in a mid-sized bowl, beat together the oats, flour, brown sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and salt. Mix in the melted butter. To assemble: Push 2 1/2 cups (around 450g) of the crust mixture into the ready pan, smoothing it out in order to completely cover the bottom of the pan using no gaps. Top the crust using the date filling. Tip in the nuts to the leftover crust mixture and scatter it over the filling. Cook the squares for 30 minutes, or till the crust is golden brown. Take out the squares from the oven and let them to cool before cutting.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
6 g per serving
12 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 24 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 136 kcal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 22.1 g |
| of which sugars | 14.3 g |
| of which free sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 5.2 g |
| of which saturates | 2.5 g |
| Fibre | 1.5 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.1 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
