Orange Zest Maple Date Bars
Orange Zest Maple Date Bars is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe makes 8 servings with 470 calories, 4g of protein, and 13g of fat each. For $1.84 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 14 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is brought to you by Foodista. A mixture of orange zest, butter, ground flax seed, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a not so excellent spoonacular score of 35%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Orange Zest, Maple-Date Bars, and Maple-Date Bars.
- Serves: 8
- Time: 45 Mins
- Category: dessert
- Health Rating: 3.0
Ingredients
| Image | Name | Qty | Metric | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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dates | 257.25 | grams | None |
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water | 177.441 | milliliters | None |
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maple syrup | 322.0 | milliliters | None |
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orange zest | 3.0 | strips | None |
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sugar | 133.333 | grams | None |
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butter | 113.5 | grams | None |
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flour | 127.573 | grams | None |
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rolled oats | 81.081 | grams | None |
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baking soda | 0.25 | teaspoons | None |
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salt | 0.25 | teaspoons | None |
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ground flax seed | 2.0 | Tbsps | None |
dates
Qty: 257.25
Metric: grams
Price: None
water
Qty: 177.441
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
maple syrup
Qty: 322.0
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
orange zest
Qty: 3.0
Metric: strips
Price: None
sugar
Qty: 133.333
Metric: grams
Price: None
butter
Qty: 113.5
Metric: grams
Price: None
flour
Qty: 127.573
Metric: grams
Price: None
rolled oats
Qty: 81.081
Metric: grams
Price: None
baking soda
Qty: 0.25
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
salt
Qty: 0.25
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
ground flax seed
Qty: 2.0
Metric: Tbsps
Price: None
Instructions
Step 1: Pit the dates and chop them up into little pieces. In a medium sauce pan, combine water, dates and maple syrup and bring to a boil, stirring often. Once at a boil, add the citrus peels and stir. Turn the heat down to medium and cook down until most of the water is gone. When it starts to look like jam, its done.
Ingredients:
- maple syrup
- dates
- sauce
- water
- jam
Equipment:
- sauce pan
Step 2: Place sauce pan in a freezer to quickly cool down the mixture.
Ingredients:
- sauce
Equipment:
- sauce pan
Step 3: When date jam is cooled, preheat the oven to 400F and begin to prepare the rest of the recipe.
Ingredients:
- dates
- jam
Equipment:
- oven
Step 4: Combine flour, baking soda, salt and oats in a bowl and whisk together.
Ingredients:
- baking soda
- all purpose flour
- oats
- salt
Equipment:
- whisk
- bowl
Step 5: In another large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy.
Ingredients:
- butter
- sugar
Equipment:
- mixing bowl
Step 6: Add the dry ingredients to the butter and cream and mix with a spatula or large wooden spoon until completely mixed. The texture will look quite crumbly.
Ingredients:
- butter
- cream
Equipment:
- wooden spoon
- spatula
Step 7: Coat a 13x9-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray. Then begin layering your ingredients carefully.
Ingredients:
- cooking spray
Equipment:
- baking pan
Step 8: Layer half of the crumb mixture and press down in the pan to make the bottom layer crust.
Ingredients:
- crust
Equipment:
- frying pan
Step 9: B.CAREFULLY spread your date jam on top of the crumb crust using a spatula sprayed with some oil.
Ingredients:
- spread
- crust
- dates
- jam
- cooking oil
Equipment:
- spatula
Step 10: C.Finally, sprinkle the remainder of the crumb mixture on top of the date jam.
Ingredients:
- dates
- jam
Step 11: Bake for about 20-30 minutes, until the top is golden.
Equipment:
- oven
Step 12: Cool completely before cutting.
Dietary Information
- Vegetarian
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 469.81 kcal | 23.49% |
| Fat | 13.16 g | 20.25% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.49 g | 46.84% |
| Carbohydrates | 87.47 g | 29.16% |
| Net Carbohydrates | 83.34 g | 30.31% |
| Sugar | 62.3 g | 69.23% |
| Cholesterol | 30.5 mg | 10.17% |
| Sodium | 204.78 mg | 8.9% |
| Alcohol | 0.0 g | 100.0% |
| Alcohol % | 0.0 % | 100.0% |
| Protein | 4.01 g | 8.03% |
| Manganese | 1.54 mg | 77.09% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.64 mg | 37.42% |
| Fiber | 4.13 g | 16.5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.24 mg | 16.29% |
| Selenium | 9.03 µg | 12.89% |
| Magnesium | 50.76 mg | 12.69% |
| Potassium | 386.9 mg | 11.05% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 10.27% |
| Folate | 39.31 µg | 9.83% |
| Phosphorus | 93.43 mg | 9.34% |
| Iron | 1.62 mg | 9.0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.67 mg | 8.34% |
| Calcium | 81.46 mg | 8.15% |
| Vitamin A | 404.03 IU | 8.08% |
| Zinc | 1.0 mg | 6.65% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.11 mg | 5.33% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.48 mg | 4.77% |
| Vitamin E | 0.39 mg | 2.58% |
| Vitamin K | 2.19 µg | 2.08% |
