Decadent Gluten-Free Date Bars

Decadent Gluten-Free Date Bars

Moist and chewy, this gluten-free date bar recipe featuring Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, Pure Almond Extract and sweet Medjool dates is full of delicious flavor. Add this recipe to your next party's dessert menu - your friends or family members living with a gluten-free diet will thank you. Hint: try these bars à la mode for even more decadence!

Ingredients

Date Filling

Crust and Chocolate Crumble

  • 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 2/3 cup coconut flour
  • 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup melted organic refined coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon Nielsen-Massey Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup dark chocolate morsels

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large saucepan, add ingredients for date filling. Place over medium-high heat, cook and stir for about 5 minutes, until well combined. Filling will have a slightly thick consistency; set aside.

In a large bowl, add oats, flours, sugar, cinnamon and salt; whisk to blend. Add oil and vanilla extract; stir to combine then stir in egg. Place about 2 1/2 cups of dough, in prepared baking dish and evenly press dough in pan bottom. To the remaining dough, add chocolate morsels and stir to combine; set aside.

Spoon date filling on top of pressed dough and evenly smooth with a rubber spatula. Top date filling with chocolate-dough-crumble and lightly press crumble into filling. Bake until done, about 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

Notes:

We recommend serving this date bar with a scoop of Nielsen-Massey’s signature Vanilla Ice Cream.

Date Filling

Crust and Chocolate Crumble

  • 240 g quick-cooking oats
  • 120 g oat flour
  • 75 g coconut flour
  • 200 g firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 120 ml melted organic refined coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon Nielsen-Massey Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 egg
  • 180 g dark chocolate morsels

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Coat a 23 x 33-centimeter glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large saucepan, add ingredients for date filling. Place over medium-high heat, cook and stir for about 5 minutes, until well combined. Filling will have a slightly thick consistency; set aside.

In a large bowl, add oats, flours, sugar, cinnamon and salt; whisk to blend. Add oil and vanilla extract; stir to combine then stir in egg. Place about 420 g of dough, in prepared baking dish and evenly press dough in pan bottom. To the remaining dough, add chocolate morsels and stir to combine; set aside.

Spoon date filling on top of pressed dough and evenly smooth with a rubber spatula. Top date filling with chocolate-dough-crumble and lightly press crumble into filling. Bake until done, about 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

Notes:

We recommend serving this date bar with a scoop of Nielsen-Massey’s signature Vanilla Ice Cream.

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    15 minprep

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    30 mincook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    1dozen

This Recipe Uses

Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract 4oz

Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract

Pure Almond Extract