Low-Fat Date Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/8 cup canola oil
1 eggs or 4 tablespoons egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup flour (whole wheat or spelt)
1/2 cup all-bran cereal (crushed)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
5 dates (dried, pitted, chopped)

Preparation

Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl (oats, flour, cereal, cinnamon, powder, soda).
Mix all wet ingredients in a large bowl (applesauce, sugar, molasses, oil, egg, vanilla).
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Stir in chopped dates.
Pour mixture into a 9 x 13 pan (coated with non-stick spray).
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 20 minutes.