Orange-Date Oat Bars
Vegetarian Times Issue: October 1, 2006 p.82
These bars will satisfy your sweet tooth without sending you on a sugar high.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Simmer juice, dates, zest, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1 cup water 15 minutes over medium heat, or until thickened.
- Pulse oats, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and remaining cinnamon several times in food processor. Add shortening, and blend until combined.
- Press half oat mixture in prepared pan. Top with date mixture. Add pecans to remaining oat mixture. Press on top.
- Bake 50 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Cool, and cut into bars.
ingredient list
Makes 16
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 1/3 cups chopped dates
- 1 Tbs. grated orange zest
- 21/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup nonhydrogenated vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Nutritional Information
Per BAR:
| Calories |
261 |
| Protein |
3g |
| Total Fat |
12g |
| Saturated Fat |
3.5g |
| Carbs |
37g |
| Sodium |
118mg |
| Fiber |
2g |
| Sugar |
24g |
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After grating the zest of two oranges I made and added fresh squeezed OJ to these delectable bars. Personally I think a full cup of brown sugar is too much...next time I am going to use 2/3 cup packed and I think I'll add rhubarb to the date mixture too.