recipe by Raw Candy
Ingredients:
- 25 pitted Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cups almonds
- 2 cups raw oat groats, ground finely in a spice grinder
- 1/2 cup maple sugar
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
- 1/4 + 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
Directions:
In a food processor, process the dates, vanilla and water until a thick paste is formed. Scrape date paste from food processor with a spatula and set aside. Grind almonds into a coarse meal in food processor. Reserve 3/4 cup ground oats for later. Add all remaining ingredients and process until well combined. Press two thirds of the mixture into the bottom of an 8 inch, plastic wrap-lined pan. Spread the date paste evenly on top of the crust. Add the remaining oat flour to the remaining crust mixture, and process until well-combined. This is the crumb topping for the squares: the consistency should be more crumbly and less firm than the crust. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly on top of the date layer. Press the crumb layer down lightly – enough to make it stick, but not so much that it becomes too firm and compacted. Chill the pan in the fridge for one hour to firm up the date squares before serving. Makes 20 date squares, at 258 calories/10g fat per square.
