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Dessert Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Date, & Oatmeal Bars
Delight in these rich and chewy oatmeal bars packed with dark chocolate and sweet dates, perfect for a satisfying treat.
Ingredients
Dairy and Baking
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.25 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 ounces bittersweet or dark chocolate (coarsely chopped)
- 7 Medjool dates (pitted and coarsely chopped (about ½ cup))
- 0 substitute dried figs or cherries (½ cup chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking pan with parchment.
- Cream butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Mix in flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Fold in chopped chocolate and dates (or dried figs/cherries).
- Press batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. Cool before slicing.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days for best freshness.