Easy Date Bars

These date bars are one of the tastiest, easiest recipes to make!

Serves: 40 bite sized pieces, freezes well

Prep Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 5 min

Total:  10 min

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or vegan margarine
500g chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup sugar
1 package marie/maria biscuits, crushed
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, to garnish (optional)

Directions

1. In a pot, melt butter.  Add sugar and dates, and stir to combine.  Cook for 5-6 minutes, until fully heated and the dates have softened.
2. Remove from heat, add crushed biscuits and stir.
3. Transfer mixture to a large rectangular baking dish and flatten with your hands.
4. Garnish with coconut flakes and cut into bite-sized pieces using a sharp knife.
5. Serve or store in an airtight container.  Alternately, freeze by separating each layer of date bars with parchment paper.

Thanks for the recipe Gary!