Oaty Date Slice

The other week, Kelly was bemoaning an excess of porridge oats at the conclusion of winter. Anzac biscuits immediately come to mind, but then so does this recipe for Oaty Date Slice.

It's quick, it's dead-easy and it's terribly addictive.

The source? Try my Yr 7 home economics textbook. Sure it's full of hokey recipes for fruit skewers and celery boats, but the oaty date recipe is definitely a keeper. It's been referred to so much, it now opens naturally at this page.

In last-minute cravings using bare cupboards, I've made this without using dates which still works well. The dates add quite a bit of sweetness, so if you like your slice a little less sweet, I'd halve the amount. This is a recipe for twelve-year-olds. You can't go wrong!


Oaty Date Slice

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup raw sugar
2 tablespoons coconut
1 tablespoon honey
125g butter
1 cup dates, chopped

Combine oats, flour, sugar and coconut.
Heat dates, butter and honey in a saucepan, stirring until dates are soft.
Pour butter mixture over dry ingredients and mix well.
Press firmly into a greased shallow tin.
Bake in a moderate oven at 180C for 15-20min (leave longer if you like it sweet and crispy--I cooked mine for about 40min).
Cut into bars while hot and remove from tin when cold.