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    Home » Recipes » Baking » Date and Oat Slice

    Published: Feb 9, 2021 · Modified: Jan 24, 2023 by Marianne Rogerson · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Date and Oat Slice

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    This date and oat slice recipe gives you a sticky, sweet and scrumptious oat slice that is perfect for an afternoon snack or putting in school lunch boxes.

    I think a rolled oat slice always makes a great afternoon snack. It's filling enough to get you through to dinner time and this chewy date slice is sticky and sweet, so perfect for fulfilling those afternoon sweet-tooth cravings.

    date and oat slice cut into slices

    I have my friend Claire to thank for this recipe. She didn't give me the recipe - rather she gave me a date and coconut slice she had bought at a cafe and asked me if I could recreate it!

    Well I love a challenge, and it took me a few goes... but I think I have finally got it right. Enjoy!

    Oat and Date slice stacked on a plate

    Ingredients for oat and date slice

    This oat and date slice recipe uses the following ingredients:

    • Rolled oats
    • All purpose flour / plain flour
    • Brown sugar (see below)
    • Shredded coconut
    • Pitted dates
    • Butter
    • Honey

    If you are looking for a really healthy oat slice recipe, you may be put off by the amount of sugar in this recipe (½ cup). I have tried reducing it but it made the oat slice a bit too dry and crumbly for my liking.

    You could try substituting it with maple syrup if you prefer to have no refined sugar.

    How to make a date oat slice

    This is really such a simple recipe - it takes just minutes to mix all the ingredients together.

    First mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

    mixing the dry ingredients of date and oat slice
    a bowl of dry ingredients

    Next melt together the butter, honey and dates until the dates are soft.

    melting butter and honey to soften the dates
    Melted butter and honey on a pan with date

    Next mix this mixture into the dry ingredients and put into the tin to bake.

    dry mixture in the tin
    date and oats in a tin

    I use a loaf tin for this as it fits the ingredients perfectly. You could also double the recipe and use a larger tin.

    Date and oats on a loaf tin
    a baked of date and oats in a loaf tin

    Line the loaf tin with baking paper to make sure it doesn't stick. This also makes it easy to lift it out for cutting.

    date and oat slice cut into pieces

    Bake for 18-20 minutes then allow it to cool in the tin before cutting the sticky date slice into squares.

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    date and oat slice cut into slices

    Date and Oat Slice

    This date and oat slice recipe gives you a sticky, sweet, delicious oat slice, perfect for an afternoon snack or putting in lunch boxes.
    4.44 from 39 votes
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    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: International
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 12 slices
    Calories: 203kcal
    Author: Marianne Rogerson

    Equipment

    • Non-Stick Parchment Paper 
    • Measuring Spoons and Measuring Cups
    • 9 x 5-Inch Nonstick Loaf Pan

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup rolled oats
    • ½ cup all purpose flour (plain flour)
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup shredded coconut
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
    • 1 cup dates approx. 8 large pitted dates
    • ½ cup butter (125g)
    • 2 tablespoon honey

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat the oven to 180C / 350F. Line a bread loaf tin with baking paper.
    • In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, coconut and baking soda. Set aside.
    • Roughly chop the dates and add to a saucepan with the butter and honey. Cook over a low heat until the butter is melted and the dates are soft.
    • Pour the butter/honey/date mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.
    • Tip the mixture into the prepared bread tin and press down gently.
    • Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
    • Allow to cool in the tin and then remove and cut into squares.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 126mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g
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    Comments

    1. Harriet says

      March 07, 2022 at 2:46 am

      Could these be frozen?

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      • Marianne Rogerson says

        March 09, 2022 at 12:32 am

        Hi Harriet - I haven't tried freezing them but I see no reason why not. I would probably but them between baking paper in an airtight container before putting in the freezer.

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        • Harriet says

          April 27, 2022 at 6:54 pm

          I ended up slicing them and freezing on a baking sheet so they weren’t touching. Once frozen I stored in a freezer bag. Took them out a little before eating and They tasted just as good

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          • Marianne Rogerson says

            April 27, 2022 at 11:21 pm

            Great to hear! Thanks for sharing 🙂

            Reply
    2. Holly says

      June 22, 2022 at 3:07 am

      Hey! I made this was so tasty! (I added some mixed spice seasoning too!) how would this go without the sugar? Would I need to substitute with something else or add some more dry ingredients.
      I’d love to make this regular but would like to reduce our sugar intake. Would love some help!x

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      • Marianne Rogerson says

        June 24, 2022 at 6:17 am

        Hi Holly - I actually messed around with this recipe quite a lot trying to reduce the sugar before I published it. I just couldn't get it right, it always ended up too crumbly. So in the end I decided the half cup of sugar had to stay! You could try increasing the honey instead but I did try that too. Sorry I can't help further but if you find a good solution, I'd love to hear it!

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    3. Daphne says

      November 29, 2022 at 3:02 am

      These look delicious! Do you use he old-fashioned oats?
      Thanks

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      • Marianne Rogerson says

        December 08, 2022 at 1:02 am

        Yes just old fashioned oats 🙂

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