Healthy Date and Oat Slice
Easy, healthy date and oat slice with just 4 ingredients. Chewy gluten-free oat bars with a naturally sweet date filling and no refined sugar.
Equipment
- immersion blender or use a fork
- saucepan
- 20 x 10 cm loaf tin 1lb loaf tin
- baking paper
Ingredients
- 100 g dried dates
- boiling water
- 50 g butter or use coconut oil
- 50 g honey or use maple syrup
- 120 g porridge oats
Instructions
- Roughly chop the dates and place in a small bowl or jug. Cover with boiling water and set to one side.100 g dried dates, boiling water
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees (140 fan)
- Melt the butter and honey in a pan. Remove from the heat as soon as the butter has melted. Add the oats and stir well to mix.50 g butter, 50 g honey, 120 g porridge oats
- Line the base of a 20 x 10 cm (1lb) loaf tin with baking paper.
- Drain the water from the dates, and blitz to a paste with a hand blender. If you prefer, mash them with a fork.
- Spread half of the oat mixture in the base of the baking tin. Firm down with the back of a spoon.
- Add the date paste and carefully spread it across the mixture. Top with the remaining oat mixture and firm down gently.
- Bake for 20 minutes until golden and set.
- Leave to cool in the tin. The oat slices will firm up as they cool. Remove from the tin and cut into 8 pieces (or 6 for a more substantial snack!).
Notes
Oats can vary a little in texture and size, which can alter how much butter and honey they absorb. If the mixture seems very dry and crumbly when it's in the pan, add a little more butter and honey.
Firm down the mixture when it's in the baking tin to ensure that the bars hold together well.
The recipe can easily be doubled if preferred. Bake the double quantity in a 20 x 20cm lined tin as per the instructions.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 23.9gProtein: 2.4gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 3.4gFiber: 2.5gSugar: 12.4g
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