Date Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cupchopped dates
• 0.5 cupwater
• 0.25 cupsugar
• 1.5 cupquick-cooking oats
• 1 cupall-purpose flour
• 1 cuppacked brown sugar
• 0.5 tspbaking soda
• 0.25 tspsalt
• 0.333 cupbutter, melted
• 1large egg white, room temperature

Method

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Place dates, water, and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. 2In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt; stir in melted butter and egg white. Press half the mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
3. 3Spread carefully with date mixture; top with remaining oat mixture.
4. 4Bake until lightly browned, 20–25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.