Caramel Date Bars with Cranberries and Walnuts

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Caramel Date Bars with Cranberries and Walnuts

 

1 cup cranberries

2 tablespoons PLUS 1/2 cup sugar, divided

2-1/3 cups flour, divided

2 cups rolled oats

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup butter or margarine, melted

1-1/2 cups chopped dates

1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

1 cup caramel ice cream topping

 

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In small bowl, combine cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. In medium

bowl stir together 2 cups flour, oats, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and baking

soda.

Stir in melted butter, blend well. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. Press remaining

crumbs in bottom of 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.

 

Sprinkle dates, walnuts and cranberry mixture evenly over crust. Stir together

caramel

topping and remaining 1/3 cup flour; drizzle over fruits and nuts. Sprinkle with

reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

 

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[Guest guest]

Good Morning Friends:

The Caramel Date Bar w/Cranberries & Walnuts sound delicious.

 

I do have a question, are the cranberries used fresh or dried? If fresh,

are they chopped?

 

I get many good recipes from this list and appreciate all that share with me.

in Northern Illinois

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello! I used dried cranberries but I see no reason why you couldn't use fresh

ones.

 

Tamara

 

 

 

>BANFUR3

>Nov 16, 2006 10:22 AM

>

>Re: Caramel Date Bars with Cranberries and Walnuts

>

>Good Morning Friends:

>The Caramel Date Bar w/Cranberries & Walnuts sound delicious.

>

>I do have a question, are the cranberries used fresh or dried? If fresh,

>are they chopped?

>

>I get many good recipes from this list and appreciate all that share with me.

> in Northern Illinois

 

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