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Amazing Sugarless Date Squares
What I usually find with date squares is that they are too sweet. So I have made my own version which are less sweet and taste even better. Find it hard to stop at only one.
Ingredients:
1 large apple finely chopped
2 cups dates, chopped
1 cup water
Juice of ½ lemon
½ cup vegetable fat or butter
1/3 cup rice syrup
1 tsp. salt
1 ¾ cups rolled oats
¼ cup potato flour
¾ cup Brown Rice flour
Directions:
1. Simmer apple water till soft.
2. Add dates and simmer till soft.
3. Mash well.
4. Add lemon juice and set aside.
5. In a separate bowl, mix vegetable fat, rice syrup and salt.
6. First add flour; mix in.
7. Then add oats, mix well.
8. Pat 2/3 of the mixture into an 8 X 8 pan.
9. Spread the date mixture on top of the oat mixture.
10. Then sprinkle the other 1/3 of oat mixture on top of the dates.
11. Lightly press down.
12. Bake in preheated oven at 400º F. for 25 to 35 minutes.
Benefits of Dates:
- Dates are rich in natural fibers and lots of nutrients: calcium, sulfur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, copper, magnesium and many other trace nutrients.
- They are easily digested so they are great for giving quick energy.
- Have been found to help in the growth of friendly bacteria in the intestines.
- Studies have shown that they can be good for those with a weak heart.
- Hear that they are good as a tonic for improving sex stamina and sterility.
Oatmeal Nutrition:
- Oats have lots of manganese, are a very good source of selenium, vitamin B1, dietary fiber, magnesium, protein & phosphorus.
- 1 bowl of oatmeal a day (3 grams of soluble oat fiber) typically lowers total cholesterol by 8-23%.
