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    Home » Recipes » Bars and Slices

    Caramel Date Oat Bars

    Published: Jul 9, 2017 · Modified: Apr 20, 2019 by Emma Burton · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    This recipe came about on accident. My mother asked me if I had seen a recipe for a caramel date slice. I told her no and - intrigued - I began searching over the next few days I looked everywhere for this illusive recipe only to have her say.... "Oh, I must have dream't it!"

    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

    The idea for a caramel date slice still sounded delicious to me so I took it upon myself to create one.

    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

    Behold! The Caramel Date Oat Bars. These have a lightly spiced, coconut and oat crunchy base and top with a layer of gooey dates and homemade buttery caramel in the middle.

    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

    I keep calling these mash up bars as I sot of mashed the Buttery Caramel oat Slice and the Vanilla, Cinnamon, Date Bars together to create this recipe. I quite literally had both recipes out in front of me and took elements from each.

    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

    I served these to my Mum, since it was her idea and she said they were one of the best things ever! High praise. Only she then knocked it down... "Only, these aren't what I dreamed. They were more cakey and there wasn't the layer of dates, etc...".

    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

    Well.

    Okay.

    At least we got this recipe out of this process but its back to the kitchen I go to re-create my mums dream. Wish me luck!

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    5 from 2 votes

    Caramel Date Oat Bars

    The Caramel Date Oat Bars. These have a lightly spiced, coconut and oat crunchy base and top with a layer of gooey dates and homemade buttery caramel in the middle.
    Prep Time25 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12 Pieces
    Calories: 311kcal
    Author: Emma Burton

    Ingredients

    • ½ Cup Butter, Melted (110g)
    • ⅔ Cup Brown Sugar (140g)
    • 1 Large Egg
    • 1 and ½ Cups Oats (135g)
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
    • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ½ Cup Coconut (50g)
    • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour (125g)
    • ½ Cup Dates, Pitted (100g)
    • 1 Cup Water

    Caramel;

    • ½ Tin Sweetened Condensed Milk (200g)
    • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 2 Tbsp. Golden Syrup (45g)
    • ⅓ Cup Butter (75g)
    Metric - US Conventional

    Instructions

    • Chop up the dates finely and place them with the water in a saucepan over a medium heat to bring to the boil.
    • Once the mixture is boiling, turn down the heat to a simmer for 15 minutes or until nearly all the water has soaked into the dates.
    • Now make the caramel.
    • Place the butter, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan and bring it nearly to the boil then remove from the heat.
    • Stir in the vanilla extract and set aside.
    • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line an 8"x8" baking pan with baking paper.
    • In a bowl mix the melted butter and brown sugar together.
    • Add in the egg, flour, oats, coconut, baking soda and cinnamon and mix until all combined.
    • Press half of the mixture into the base of the prepared pan.
    • Spread the date mixture in an even layer over top.
    • Spread the caramel mixture over top of the dates.
    • Top with the remaining oat mixture and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The top and sides will be a lovely golden brown.
    • Wait until cool to slice into neat slices.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Piece | Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Caramel Date Oat Bars are a crunchy, lightly spiced coconut pat base and top with a layer of buttery caramel and soft dates in the middle. Super yum, sweet and a perfect mid morning treat or dessert. #carameldatebars #carameloatbars #datecaramel

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    Comments

    1. Pamela (BrooklynFarmGirl)

      July 12, 2017 at 12:54 pm

      They look so yummy!

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      • Emma

        July 13, 2017 at 6:37 pm

        Aw thank you 🙂

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