A Good For You and Easy To Make Bar!
Whole Grain Oats and Wheat Germ Crust...
Delicious & Healthy Date Cranberry Fruit Filling...
Simple and Easy to Prepare...
I Highly Recommend It :)Adapted from Dole®
1 pkg. (8oz) dole chopped dates
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup dried cranberries, divided
1 Tbls. grated orange peel
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups AP flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
3/4 cup smart balance buttery spread, melted
Cook dates in water in a small sauce pan for 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup cranberries and peel.
Combine oats, flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking soda and salt in bowl. Stir in melted spread until combined.
Press 2/3 of oat mixture onto bottom of 8" or 9" square pan.
Spread date filling over crust. Add remaining cranberries into oat mixture and cover the date filling. Press down firmly with spatula. Bake at 375 ºF for 25 minutes or until light brown.
Oooh nice. Your pictures are great.
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Wow! Those look fantastic! That just might make it on my "to-do" list for later this week. Looks good!
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ReplyDeleteoh they do look easy and tasty! thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow, those bars look awesome. I think I have all the ingredients to make them right NOW!
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Yep, fresh spinach, frozen blueberries and frozen strawberries (although sometimes I defrost the strawberries just a little before adding to the blender). No ice...I think it makes it more watered down. Hope that helps!
We love crumb bars, thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteI have not tried dates in so very long. I will have to see if the kids will eat this as well. yum. Award for you:
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WOW these look good! I LOOOVE dates and oats and like all these ingredients. They look delicious. I'm so going ot have to make these! :)
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