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Date Nut Bars

Date Nut Bars: a sourced precooked recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Pack a cooler for perishables.

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Added October 9, 2026
Source: Recipe: Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); extracted from linked revision; camping suitability and safety notes added. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. BenFrantzDale~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Date_nut_bars.jpg; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Photo illustrates this dish on its source recipe page; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.
Date Nut Bars

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. BenFrantzDale~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •1 cup nuts (e.g., pecans ), ground
  • •1 cup seeded dates , ground
  • •½ cup white granulated sugar
  • •3 egg whites
  • •½ teaspoon salt
  • •1 tablespoon cream
  • •1 cup flour
  • •1 teaspoon baking powder
  • •1½ cup confectioner's sugar
  • •¼ cup lemon juice
  • •1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. 1Grind the nuts and dates; sift in the granular sugar.
  2. 2In another bowl, whip egg whites until stiff.
  3. 3Gradually add the sugar mixture, whipping constantly. Fold in the cream.
  4. 4Sift the flour, then re-sift the flour with the baking powder. Fold into the egg mixture.
  5. 5Grease and flour a baking sheet .
  6. 6Pat dough ½-inch thick on the baking sheet , and bake for 10 minutes at 350°F (175°C).
  7. 7Mix confectioner's sugar with lemon juice and vanilla in a blender .
  8. 8When the cookies are still hot, spread the glaze over them.

Camp tips

  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

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