Easy Homemade Date Squares Recipe

Here's an easy homemade date squares recipe just like grandma's!

I love classic simple homemade dessert recipes. Give me old-fashioned Date Squares just like grandma's any day over fancy multi-tiered desserts prepared by the finest pastry chefs.

I love home style baking best using familiar time tested recipes, usually from mom or grandma's recipe cards, like a recipe for Date Squares.

What could be better than a good old Date Squares Recipe for making delectable fruit and nut filled oat-crusted date squares just like grandma's?

You'll feel like you're back in her kitchen as you stir together dates, water and sugar for the filling, pop the pan of date squares into the oven and wait for them to finish baking, smells of dates, oats, and brown sugar filling the air.

I think I love baking for the comforting smells, as much as for the delicious tastes.

Date Squares are a great tasting treat anytime day or night. I love to serve them as a rustic home-style dessert following a casual family dinner, when enjoying coffee with a special friend, and I've even been known to indulge in date squares for a quick and tasty breakfast treat. Since they are filled with nutritious dates, nuts, and oats, serving date squares for breakfast seems acceptable some how and it goes without saying that they would be perfect on a buffet brunch table.

Date Squares Recipe Variations

Would you like to try these squares with other dried fruits instead of dates? Go ahead.

This recipe is flexible. You can use raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dried apricots instead of dates.

For an added flavor boost, add 2 tablespoons of a coordinating jam to the filling.

Date Squares Serving Suggestions

For an extra special homemade dessert treat, serve these date squares warm with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or a la mode with a scoop of creamy and delicious vanilla or dulce de leche ice cream.

You Might Need:

3-Tier Cooling Rack for when counter space is at a premium