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Dates and Butter Dessert Bar

December 1, 2015 36 Comments

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When I saw this, I knew I had to make it. I mean, look at all that butter. And dates. Dates are meant to be baked. Oh and also to be pitted and the seed replaced with a whole cashewnut before eating. These are the only two ways dates are meant to be used, really.

I did some adjustments to the quantity of ingredients based on my taste. I also think I under-cooked the bar but that’s fine. One can always increase the baking time by 5-10 next time, no reason to hate the recipe for that.

Here’s what we need.

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces
2 cups all purpose flour / maida
1.5 cups butter at room temperature
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (or just use white sugar again in case you don’t have this)
4 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts of your choice (I used walnuts and about 2-3 tbsp of cashew nuts that I happened to have)
Β½ tsp Salt
ΒΌ tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Here’s how to make the bars:

1. Melt butter in a pan over very low heat or in the microwave, stirring occasionally. Set aside.

2. Chop up the dates and nuts and set aside.

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3. Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Add about 1/4 cup of this into the chopped dates and nuts mixture and mix (dredge) well to coat the sticky parts of the dates. Set aside.

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4. Mix butter and sugar and beat lightly for 2 mins until well incorporated. Add eggs one at a time and continue beating. Finally add the vanilla extract and mix well.

5. Fold in the flour-salt-baking powder mixture to the above gently until just mixed and no lumps remain. Then add the dredged dates and flour mixture continuing to fold in gently. This will form a thick batter.

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6. Pour into a greased cake or brownie pan and bake in a preheated oven at 350F/180C for 35-40 mins. The original recipe says 30 mins but mine were a bit under-baked so adjust according to your oven.

Cut and serve warm with ice cream for an indulgent treat. I stored mine in the refrigerator for 4 days.

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Here’s an example of a pic where the white balance is all off πŸ˜€
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  1. Sonia

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    The piece in last pic is for me. πŸ˜›
    It's really rich and heavy bar. πŸ™‚ Look so soft and moist!

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  2. Tina

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Wow its a new recipe dear…Really so tempting and mouthwatering….

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  3. Mriganayani

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    I think I know what to make for my next potluck as dessert! And I have some dates in the fridge..can it get better?! Look at all that butter in the picture…man this should taste great!

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  4. MaryMoh

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Wow….looks delicious. I love dates. It gives a natural sweetness to the bar and healthy too. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. MeetaK

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    this looks quite interesting. i love dates too – perfect snack for lunchboxes and picnics!

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  6. Bergamot

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    love the combination of dates & walnuts… the bar looks just amazing

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