Some of the treats I grew up with I have made Vegan and Gluten Free. I’m sharing my mom’s recipe re-done for Vegan Gluten Free Date Bars.
I just love these Date Bars and consider them a comfort food in addition to a dessert or snack. I use MedJool Dates because I think they have better flavor and texture. This recipe originally had finely ground nuts in the date filling, which you could add, but I prefer the filling just to have robust date flavor and not much else. I was so pleased to find Quinoa flour in our grocery store here in little Homer, AK! So I used that and sweet white Sorghum flour along with GF oats to make this. Enjoy!
Vegan Gluten Free Date Bars
Vegan Gluten Free Date Bars
Ingredients
- Dough:
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup Quinoa flour
- 1/2 cup sweet white Sorghum flour
- 1 1/2 cups Gluten Free quick oats
- Filling:
- 3 cups chopped Medjool Dates
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup organic natural sugar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Dough:
- Blend with mixer the brown sugar, vanilla and coconut oil
- Add 1 1/2 cups flour mixture ( any GF blend ) and 1 1/2 cups GF oats
- This will be like crumbs. You do not want it to be a batter.
- Filling:
- In kettle on the stovetop add water and chopped dates. Cook over medium heat until thick. Use a hard spoon to mash the dates while they cook. Then add vanilla after the mixture has cooked and blend.
- Putting it all together:
- Put 1/2 the crumb crust mixture on the bottom of 8x8 greased pan. Firm the crumbs by patting with your fingers.
- Put all the date mixture on top of the crumbs spreading the mixture to the edges of the pan.
- Put the remaining 1/2 of the crumb mixture on top of the date filling.
- Bake and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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What is your favorite Vegan Gluten Free Dessert?
Thank you for the recipe. We are going to try this recipe out.
These look delicious! I love using dates in recipes. I’ll definitely be fixing these bars sometime soon. Thanks for sharing!
This is great as snack before and after gym. Thanks for sharing!
I can’t get coconut oil where I live. Although, this does sound delicious.
I love date squares but had given up making them. Thank you for a recipe not using wheat flour.
My sister will be so impressed that I have made these for her visit!
These sound great! I bet they make a great snack on the go. Thank you for sharing.
I have never had date bars and would love to try them. I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
I will need to try these. Thanks
I pinned this recipe, these date bars look so delicious!
Thanks Nenasinclair! They are really really good!
These date bars look delicious! I’m going to make these for Christmas, my niece is vegan, so I know she will appreciate this!
Damn it.. that looks f-u-n-t-a-s-t-i-c! I never eat something like that, but i think it’s so so so tasy :p yummy
Damn it.. that looks f-u-n-t-a-s-t-i-c! I never eat something like that, but i think it’s so so so tasy :p yummy
I absolutely love dates! So I must try this recipe. And it’s vegan which makes it all the better. I don’t have to do any substitutions like I usually do when I see a recipe I like!
I absolutely love date cake and this is the perfect dessert for Easter, my sister is gluten intolerant and her daughter is vegan!
Date bars have been one of my favorite sweets since when I was a kid and my mom made them with a mix – Dromedary Brand I think it was. This recipe turnedout even better than those….thank you!
Thanks for letting me know how it turned out for you. I’m so glad you liked the recipe 🙂
Looks delicious…I’m in the mood for date bars too! 🙂
Your recipes sound so amazing! I am going to have to make this! Thank you
Thanks Susan! I hope you have time to let me know how they turn out for you.
I love dates. I have to try this. Thanks for sharing.
this looks soooo yummy! thanks for the reciepe
Your welcome Loris!
They look really good! Yummmm!
Yum! I’m totally going to try this! I just pinned it! Thanks 🙂
Donna share how they turned out 🙂 Thanks for pinning it!
These sound really yummy. I think I will give them a shot this weekend.
How did they turn out Mary?
This looks really good, and I’m a big fan of date bars. I’ve made some with almond flour, but this looks delicious, too. My daughter is GF and I am going to try this out as soon as I buy some Quinoa.
Ive been wanting to try making something like this to keep around for snacky times.
Looks awesome! TY for the info!
These looks great–ty for the recipe. I love dates!
I think I would add some chopped walnuts to the filling. They sound delicious!
Ya my mom use to add finely chopped walnuts. I’m not fond of that but for those who like nuts, it’s a winner!