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Matrimonial Date Squares Recipe

Recipe by: symyee

"Delicious! This favorite recipe has been passed down in the family for many years. It has lots of date filling and can be stored in the refrigerator for a week."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook40 m
  • Ready In1 h 55 m
  • 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • 2Heat dates, 2/3 cup brown sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until dates have softened, absorbed the liquid, and mixture is like a paste, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
  • 3Stir oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • 4Lightly press 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan. Spread date mixture evenly over the crumb crust; sprinkle remaining crumbs evenly over the top of date mixture.
  • 5Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, about 30 minutes; cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing into bars.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Notes:
  • Water can be substituted for orange juice.
Ingredients
  • 16 servings
  • 307 cals
  • Date Filling:
  • 1 pound pitted dates
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup orange juice
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Oatmeal Crust:
  • 1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    307
    15%
  • Fat:
    9.3
    14%
  • Carbs:
    56.1
    18%
  • Protein:
    2.7
    5%
  • Cholesterol:
    23
    8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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