Vegan Date Squares (easy and healthy!) Recipe
These Vegan Date Squares are a delightful combination of a sweet date filling sandwiched between a crispy oat and nut crust. Easy to make and healthy, these squares are perfect for a nutritious snack or dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 9 squares 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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Date filling
- 350 g dates, pitted* , (~2 cups)
- 1 cup of water
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Crisp
- 170 g oats, (~1⅔ cups)
- 155 g all-purpose flour / oat flour / almond flour, (~1⅓ cups)
- 80 g brown or coconut sugar, (6 ½ tbsp)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 150 g vegan butter or coconut oil, (~⅔ cup)
- 50 g chopped pecans, (⅓ cup)
Instructions
- Grease the pan: Grease a square pan (20 cm) and line it with parchment paper, ensuring the paper hangs over both sides. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare the filling: In a saucepan, cook dates, water, lemon juice, and vanilla until a paste forms. Add baking soda and cook until thick.
- Make the crisp: Combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder. Add butter/oil to form a dough.
- Assemble: Press half the crisp mix into the pan, spread date filling, top with remaining crisp mix mixed with pecans.
- Bake: Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden.
- Cool and cut: Let it cool before cutting into squares or bars.
- Storage: Store in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Vegan, Date Squares, Healthy Dessert, Vegan Snack, Oat Crust
