Date Crumble

A date filling is sandwiched between an oat crumble crust and topping in this quick and easy recipe for date crumble squares.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 369 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
• 1 cup oats
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup margarine
• 0.25 cup cold water, or as needed
• 1 cup pitted and chopped dates, or to taste
• 1.375 cups self-rising flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 3

Combine dates, water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until filling mixture forms a paste, about 5 minutes. Add more water if filling gets too thick. Remove saucepan from heat and cool.

Step 4

Place flour in a bowl and rub margarine into flour using your hands until mixture resembles bread crumbs; stir in oats and 3/4 cup sugar. Press 1/2 of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spoon filling over over crust, smoothing with the back of the spoon, leaving a thin border between the filling and the edge of the dish. Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over filling.