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Maple Pecan Walnut Oat Bars with Dates

Chewy, date-sweetened oat bars packed with toasted walnuts and pecans, glossed with maple and a hint of cinnamon.

Maple Pecan Walnut Oat Bars with Dates

Ingredients

  • 2¼ cups180 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¾ cup chopped90 gWalnutschopped
  • ½ cup chopped60 gPecanschopped
  • 6 dates150 gMedjool dates, pittedchopped
  • ¼ cup60 gWaterhot
  • ¼ cup80 gMaple syrup
  • ¼ cup60 gUnsalted buttermelted
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ½ cup50 gWhole wheat flour
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround cinnamon
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ½ tsp2 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment.
  2. Soak the dates in the hot water for 10 minutes, then mash into a rough paste with a fork.
  3. Spread the walnuts and pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes until fragrant; let cool.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, maple syrup, egg and vanilla, then stir in the date paste.
  5. In another bowl, mix the oats, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
  6. Stir the oat mixture into the wet mixture, then fold in the toasted walnuts and pecans.
  7. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the pan.
  8. Bake 25 to 28 minutes until the edges are golden and the center is set.
  9. Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 45 minutes, then lift out and cut into 12 bars.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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