Delicious! This favorite recipe has been passed down in the family for many years. It has lots of date filling and can be stored in the refrigerator for a week.
Matrimonial Squares aka Date Squares are a Christmas tradition in my home.
The orange and vanilla in this recipe really add a delicious flavour and put them over the top.
I do like to bring my dates to a boil while constantly stirring, then turn them down to low to get a nice thick paste.
I also use a potato masher to press the oatmeal crumb into the pan, then I also do the top to compact the date square mixture which makes it more solid and easier to cut once cooled. Mine baked in 40 minutes in a parchment lined 9x9 pan. Thanks for the great recipe, a wonderful addition to my Christmas baking this year.
My recommendation for date part, 1 lb dates, 1 cup orange juice, 1/8 cup brown sugar, 1 heaping tsp orange zest and 1/4 tsp salt. Read More
Matrimonial Squares aka Date Squares are a Christmas tradition in my home.
The orange and vanilla in this recipe really add a delicious flavour and put them over the top.
I do like to bring my dates to a boil while constantly stirring, then turn them down to low to get a nice thick paste.
I also use a potato masher to press the oatmeal crumb into the pan, then I also do the top to compact the date square mixture which makes it more solid and easier to cut once cooled. Mine baked in 40 minutes in a parchment lined 9x9 pan. Thanks for the great recipe, a wonderful addition to my Christmas baking this year.
My recommendation for date part, 1 lb dates, 1 cup orange juice, 1/8 cup brown sugar, 1 heaping tsp orange zest and 1/4 tsp salt. Read More
Date squares are a tradition at our house as well but I usually follow my mom's recipe. I saw this recipe and just had to try it and I'm so glad that I did. This will be my go to recipe from now on. The orange really elevates these squares to a new level of deliciousness. The only change that I made was to sprinkle about 1 tbs of raw sugar over the top layer before baking. Thanks for sharing. Read More
I m going to say that this recipe is near perfect for me except it is too sweet as I don t normally eat refined sugar. I will have to add half of the sugar to the crumb which will in turn mean half of the salt and most likely add no sugar to the filling. I did not add any orange peel since I didn t have any but still absolutely delicious! Read More
Made this with two changes---used margarine instead of butter and gluten-free dry ingredients. Otherwise no changes. The bottom and top layers turned out brilliantly and the filling is to die for. Rather than a regular orange I zested a Clementine orange and it was awesome. Would for sure make this again! Read More
Excellent taste a bit sweet for me so next time I will cut the sugar a bit. I didn't have OJ so used Mango juice really yummy and couldn't taste the mango flavor so the bars still have that traditional flavour. Read More
I made some changes because of dairy issues. I used Becel Vegan Spread and Robin Hood gluten free flour and gluten free oats. I followed the recipe and the squares turned out excellent. Thank you for sharing. Read More
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Matrimonial Squares aka Date Squares are a Christmas tradition in my home.
The orange and vanilla in this recipe really add a delicious flavour and put them over the top.
I do like to bring my dates to a boil while constantly stirring, then turn them down to low to get a nice thick paste.
I also use a potato masher to press the oatmeal crumb into the pan, then I also do the top to compact the date square mixture which makes it more solid and easier to cut once cooled. Mine baked in 40 minutes in a parchment lined 9x9 pan. Thanks for the great recipe, a wonderful addition to my Christmas baking this year.
My recommendation for date part, 1 lb dates, 1 cup orange juice, 1/8 cup brown sugar, 1 heaping tsp orange zest and 1/4 tsp salt.
Date squares are a tradition at our house as well but I usually follow my mom's recipe. I saw this recipe and just had to try it and I'm so glad that I did. This will be my go to recipe from now on. The orange really elevates these squares to a new level of deliciousness. The only change that I made was to sprinkle about 1 tbs of raw sugar over the top layer before baking. Thanks for sharing.
I m going to say that this recipe is near perfect for me except it is too sweet as I don t normally eat refined sugar. I will have to add half of the sugar to the crumb which will in turn mean half of the salt and most likely add no sugar to the filling. I did not add any orange peel since I didn t have any but still absolutely delicious!
Made this with two changes---used margarine instead of butter and gluten-free dry ingredients. Otherwise no changes. The bottom and top layers turned out brilliantly and the filling is to die for. Rather than a regular orange I zested a Clementine orange and it was awesome. Would for sure make this again!
Excellent taste a bit sweet for me so next time I will cut the sugar a bit. I didn't have OJ so used Mango juice really yummy and couldn't taste the mango flavor so the bars still have that traditional flavour.
I made some changes because of dairy issues. I used Becel Vegan Spread and Robin Hood gluten free flour and gluten free oats. I followed the recipe and the squares turned out excellent. Thank you for sharing.
