Date Bars Recipe

Ingredients

Crust/Topping

• 2 cups (500 mL) old-fashioned oats

• 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon

• 3⁄4 cup (175 mL) unsalted butter, softened

• 1⁄2 tsp (2.5 mL) salt

• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

• ⅓ cup (50mL) of Truvia Original Calorie-Free Sweetener Spoonable Jar**

Filling

• 3 cups (750 mL) dates, chopped

• 3 Tbsp (45mL) of Truvia Original Calorie-Free Sweetener Spoonable Jar***

• 1 (250mL) cup water

• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

Directions

• 1.  

  Preheat oven to 325^° F

• 2.  

  Place oats, flour, cinnamon, butter, salt, vanilla and Truvia calorie-free sweetener in bowl and mix at low speed for 1 minute

• 3.  

  Scrape sides of bowl, mix on medium speed for 2 minutes

• 4.  

  Portion two-thirds of oat mixture into a greased 9” (23 cm) square pan; set aside remaining one-third of mixture for topping

• 5.  

  Press oat mixture into bottom of pan to form crust.

For filling

• 6.  

  Cook the dates, Truvia Original Calorie-Free Sweetener and water in a medium saucepan on low heat for 10 minutes or until the dates begin to soften. Stir in vanilla. Spread over pressed oat mixture

• 7.  

  Crumble remaining oat mixture over the filling

• 8.  

  Bake at 325°F (160°C) for 35-40 minutes until golden brown