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.
Servings: 12 Pieces
Calories: 311kcal
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)
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