Date Squares (Gluten Free)

UmmBinat's Note:

My sister made these and I ate 6 pieces in one sitting, so you know they are good!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 1.0 pan

Filling

• 1 lb chopped dates (2 1/2 cups)
• ¾ cup cold water
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice (optional)
• 1⁄3; cup brown sugar

Dough

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup butter , room temperature (do not use oil or they will be very crumbly)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ¾ cups gluten free rolled oats
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon non-alcohol vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350°F.
2. Mix and cook filling ingredients over low heat until semi thick.
3. Cool.
4. Mix all dough ingredients together and press ¾ of mixture into bottom of greased 9x9inch pan.
5. Spread the filling over top.
6. Sprinkle the rest of the dough mixture over filling.
7. Bake in preheated oven until top is golden (approx. 25 minutes).
8. Cool & cut into squares.
9. Enjoy.

Reviews

[Ruth Ellen Treloar]

I loved these, my family loved, my coworkers loved these! Especially those on gluten-free diets. Thanks. I'm going to make them again but with more crumble and less sugar. Thanks.

[P_D]

I followed the recipe as listed and the flavor was very good, but the consistency was very dry/crumbly. I could not cut them into squares, so I scooped them over vanilla ice cream which was tasty :)

[Sydney Mike]

I have a number of similar recipes in my file now, but it's ALWAYS nice to include one like that can be made when you want them to be gluten-free, but just as enjoyable eating for the rest of us! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Make My Recipe tag]