Apricot-Date Bars
Serves: 2
Alessia Franecki
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
59
Spice
42
Sweetness
53
Sourness
47
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.75 cups
Oat (quick-cooking)1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1.5 cups
Brown Sugar (packed, divided)3 tbsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt3 cup
Butter (softened)1.25 cups
Date (pitted and chopped)1.25 cups
Dried Apricot (chopped)1 cup
Orange Juice1 tsp
Vanilla ExtractDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Mix oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl
3
Stir in butter until mixture is crumbly
4
Press a little over half of the crumbly mixture into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan
5
Bake in the preheated oven until starting to brown, 10 to 15 minutes
6
Combine remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, dates, apricots, and orange juice in a saucepan over medium heat
7
Bring to a boil
8
Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened, breaking up any clumps, about 5 minutes
9
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract
10
Cool filling slightly, about 5 minutes
11
Drop spoonfuls of warm filling over the crust
12
Spread evenly with an offset spatula
13
Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture evenly over the filling; press gently into the filling
14
Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, about 25 minutes
15
Cut into 1-1/4x2-inch bars with a pastry cutter while still hot
16
Cool bars in the pan, about 20 minutes