Ingredients
4cupschopped pitted honey dates
¾cuporange juice
½tsplemon juice
2cupswhole wheat flour
2cupsquick cooking oats
¾cupbrown sugar
½tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1½cupsunsalted butter,melted and cooled
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9×11-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.
Heat dates, orange juice, and lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often for about 6 minutes until the dates are soft.
Stir whole-wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter. Press half of the oat mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
Spread date mixture evenly over oat mixture; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over date mixture and press down lightly.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until golden.
Allow to cool in the pan to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Refrigerate for about 1 hour until chilled before cutting into squares.
