Date Squares

• 2 c chopped dates
• water
• 1 T frozen conc orange juice
• 1/4 T lemon juice

Cook til dates are soft, add water as needed

• 1/4 c butter
• 1/4 c coconut oil
• 1/3 – 1/2 c maple syrup
• 1 c whole wheat flour
• 2 T hemp seed
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 c quick cooking oats
• up to 2 c large flake oats

1. Cream first 3 ingredients.
2. Mix together next 4 ingredients and then stir into fat mixture
3. Add oats and mix well.
4. Pat a layer of oat mix into a greased 8X8 ” pan, using more than half of it.
5. Spread on date mixture and then top with rest of oat mix
6. Sprinkle a little of large flake oats on the top, if desired.
7. Bake at 325 til lightly brown.