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Orange Zest Maple Date Bars

 
One serving costs about $1.84

$1.84 per serving

14 people like this recipe

14 likes

This recipe is ready in 45 minutes

Ready in 45 minutes

8 vegetarian,lacto ovo vegetarian dessert
spoonacular Score:5%

Spoonacular Score: 5%

 

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.

Date Bars works really well with Cream Sherry, Port Wine, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.

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Ingredients

Servings:
1.75 cups
1.75 cups dates
dates
0.75 cup
0.75 cup water
water
1 cup
1 cup maple syrup
maple syrup
3 strips
3 strips orange zest
orange zest
0.67 cup
0.67 cup white sugar
white sugar
0.5 cup
0.5 cup butter
butter
4.5 ounces
4.5 ounces flour
flour
1 cup
1 cup rolled oats
rolled oats
0.25 tsps
0.25 tsps baking soda
baking soda
0.25 tsps
0.25 tsps salt
salt
2 Tbsps
2 Tbsps ground flax seed
ground flax seed
1.75 cups dates
1.75 cups
dates
0.75 cup water
0.75 cup
water
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup
maple syrup
3 strips orange zest
3 strips
orange zest
0.67 cup white sugar
0.67 cup
white sugar
0.5 cup butter
0.5 cup
butter
4.5 ounces flour
4.5 ounces
flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup
rolled oats
0.25 tsps baking soda
0.25 tsps
baking soda
0.25 tsps salt
0.25 tsps
salt
2 Tbsps ground flax seed
2 Tbsps
ground flax seed

Equipment

wooden spoon
wooden spoon
mixing bowl
mixing bowl
baking pan
baking pan
sauce pan
sauce pan
oven
oven
spatula
spatula
whisk
whisk
wooden spoon
wooden spoon
mixing bowl
mixing bowl
baking pan
baking pan
sauce pan
sauce pan
oven
oven
spatula
spatula
whisk
whisk


Instructions

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. Place sauce pan in a freezer to quickly cool down the mixture. When date jam is cooled, preheat the oven to 400F and begin to prepare the rest of the recipe. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and oats in a bowl and whisk together. In another large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy. 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. Coat a 13x9-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray. Then begin layering your ingredients carefully. A.Layer half of the crumb mixture and press down in the pan to make the bottom layer crust. B.CAREFULLY spread your date jam on top of the crumb crust using a spatula sprayed with some oil. C.Finally, sprinkle the remainder of the crumb mixture on top of the date jam. Bake for about 20-30 minutes, until the top is golden. Cool completely before cutting.

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Price Breakdown

Cost per Serving: $1.84
Ingredient
1.75 cups dates
1 cup maple syrup
3 strips orange zest
⅔ cups white sugar
½ cups butter
4.5 ounces flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons ground flax seed
Price
$4.59
$8.19
$0.17
$0.18
$0.97
$0.17
$0.32
$0.10
$14.69

Nutritional Information

Quickview
469 Calories
4g Protein
13g Total Fat
87g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
469k
23%

Fat
13g
20%

  Saturated Fat
7g
47%

Carbohydrates
87g
29%

  Sugar
62g
69%

Cholesterol
30mg
10%

Sodium
204mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
8%

Manganese
1mg
77%

Vitamin B2
0.64mg
37%

Fiber
4g
17%

Vitamin B1
0.24mg
16%

Selenium
9µg
13%

Magnesium
50mg
13%

Potassium
386mg
11%

Copper
0.21mg
10%

Folate
39µg
10%

Phosphorus
93mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Calcium
81mg
8%

Vitamin A
404IU
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin B6
0.11mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.48mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.39mg
3%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

covered percent of daily need

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