Not Your Usual Date Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups dates, chopped
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sour cream or 3/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. In saucepan cook dates, milk and cream cheese over medium-low heat until dates are soft and mixture is blended.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla and sour cream or yogurt and mix well.
  3. Mix baking soda and salt with flour and add to mixture, mixing well.
  4. Stir in by hand, slightly cooled date mixture and nuts.
  5. Spread in greased 15x10 jellyroll pan.
  6. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.
  7. ICING:.
  8. Brown the butter on low heat, be careful not to burn.
  9. Stir into remaining ingredients, beat until smooth.
  10. Add small amount of milk if icing is too thick; spread over warm bars.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1971.52 Kcal (8254 kJ)
Calories from fat 865.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 96.15g 148%
Cholesterol 144.01mg 48%
Sodium 2691.43mg 112%
Potassium 3216.46mg 68%
Total Carbs 263.53g 88%
Sugars 154.96g 620%
Dietary Fiber 10.11g 40%
Protein 24.61g 49%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 377.8mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 402.54 Kcal (1685 kJ)
Calories from fat 176.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.63g 148%
Cholesterol 29.4mg 48%
Sodium 549.53mg 112%
Potassium 656.72mg 68%
Total Carbs 53.81g 88%
Sugars 31.64g 620%
Dietary Fiber 2.06g 40%
Protein 5.03g 49%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1mg 28%
Calcium 77.1mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 46.6
    Points
  • 55
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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