Afternoon snacks are an important part of every child's day and recipes
like this that incorporate fruit and nuts are great to keep on hand.
These bars can be baked ahead, cut and frozen in zip-lock bags and
kept up to 2 months in the freezer.
Yield: 18 servings |
 |
| 2-1/2 oz |
butter |
| 2/3 cup |
brown sugar |
| 3 Tbsp |
2% milk |
| 3/4 tsp |
baking soda |
| 1-1/3 cup |
all purpose flour |
| 1/2 tsp |
ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 tsp |
ground cloves |
| 1/4 tsp |
ground nutmeg |
| 1/2 cup |
walnut pieces |
| 1/2 cup |
dried dates, pitted and chopped |
| 1/2 cup |
apples, peeled and chopped |
| 1 |
large egg |
|
 |
| Total Calories |
104 |
| Calories from Fat |
30 |
| Total Fat |
3g |
| Saturated Fat |
0g |
Cholesterol
|
11mg |
| Sodium |
47mg |
| Carbohydrates |
18g |
| Fiber |
1g |
| Sugar |
10g |
| Protein |
1g |
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- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12 X 9 inch pan.
- Cream
the butter and brown sugar. Mix in the egg and milk. Stir in the
apples.
- Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg,
mix thoroughly. Stir in the nuts and dates.
- Spread dough into greased
pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow
to cool for 10 minutes before cutting into 2-inch square bars.
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