Aunt Theresa's Date Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
415
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups cut up pitted dates (about 1 lb.)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions:

  1. Date filling: Combine 3 cups cut up pitted dates (about 1 lb), 1/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in a saucepan.
  2. Cook 10 minutes over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened.
  3. Prepare date filling; while filling is cooking, preheat oven to 400°; grease a 13x9 baking pan.
  4. Mix brown sugar, butter and shortning until blended; stir in flour, oatmeal, salt and baking soda until crumbly.
  5. Press half of the crumbly mixture onto bottom of pan; spoon date filling evenly over crumbs, spreading carefully to edges of pan.
  6. Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture over filling; press lightly.
  7. Bake 25-30 minutes or until light brown.
  8. Cut into 2 x 1 1/2 inch bars while still warm.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 415.44 Kcal (1739 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.17g 23%
Cholesterol 16.27mg 5%
Sodium 620.19mg 26%
Potassium 299.63mg 6%
Total Carbs 68.03g 23%
Sugars 38.03g 152%
Dietary Fiber 4.99g 20%
Protein 4.78g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 103mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.35 Kcal (1295 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.3g 23%
Cholesterol 12.11mg 5%
Sodium 461.82mg 26%
Potassium 223.11mg 6%
Total Carbs 50.66g 23%
Sugars 28.32g 152%
Dietary Fiber 3.72g 20%
Protein 3.56g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.7mg 13%
Calcium 76.7mg 10%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.8
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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