Cranberry Date Bars

Cranberry Date Bars

Test Kitchen
Category

Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1pkg 12oz Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, thawed (or dried)
  • 1pkg 8oz Chopped Dates
  • 2 Tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
  • 1 ½ Cups Packed Brown Sugar
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Butter, melted

Glaze

  • 1 ⅓ Cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp Orange Juice
  • ¼ tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place cranberries, dates and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until berries pop, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  4. Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; stir in melted butter.
  5. Press half of the mixture into an ungreased 13x9 in. pan. Bake 8 minutes.
  6. Spoon cranberry mixture over crust. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture; pat down gently. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes longer.
  7. Cool completely on a wire rack. Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over top.
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