Ginger - Date Squares Recipe

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Ginger - Date Squares
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
710
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup chopped favourite nuts
  • 1/3 cup chopped preserved gingerroot
  • 3/4 cup chopped dates
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 3/4 cup icing sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Butter a 9 square pan.
  3. Chop the nuts, ginger and dates.
  4. Set them aside.
  5. Beat the eggs.
  6. Beat in the sugar and the melted butter.
  7. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  8. Add the dates and nuts to the flour.
  9. Mix in the wet ingredients.
  10. It will seem like there is a great deal of dates and nuts, and very little batter.
  11. Don't worry, it will work out.
  12. Spread evenly in the prepared 9 pan.
  13. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, until done.
  14. Remove and let cool in the pan.
  15. Heat the butter, milk and brown sugar until dissolved.
  16. Beat in the icing sugar and the vanilla.
  17. Spread the icing over the cake.
  18. Cut it into squares, and remove them from the pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 710.09 Kcal (2973 kJ)
Calories from fat 160.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.8g 27%
Cholesterol 116.3mg 39%
Sodium 320.33mg 13%
Potassium 768.24mg 16%
Total Carbs 133.15g 44%
Sugars 69.65g 279%
Dietary Fiber 9.79g 39%
Protein 12.06g 24%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 4.7mg 26%
Calcium 165.1mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 341.35 Kcal (1429 kJ)
Calories from fat 77.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.56g 27%
Cholesterol 55.91mg 39%
Sodium 153.99mg 13%
Potassium 369.31mg 16%
Total Carbs 64.01g 44%
Sugars 33.48g 279%
Dietary Fiber 4.71g 39%
Protein 5.8g 24%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.3mg 26%
Calcium 79.4mg 17%

* 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

  • 14.9
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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