Orange Date Bars

Book: 
Raw Gourmet
200202

One of the best raw food desserts ever. Can easily serve to friends who are not raw and they will love it

Contributor: 
Dorinda
dates, bars, nuts
Ingredients: 

CRUST
2 C pecans/ almonds or walnuts
1 C oat flour (best if you can make yourself in an electric coffee grinder or
the dry container of the vita mix
dash cinnamon
4 T maple syrup
FILLING
2 c pitted quartered dates soaked 30 minutes in the following:
3 T water
juice and zest of 1 orange

Directions: 

start filling soaking before start crust
Crust
coarsely gring the nuts in food processor
add all the rest of the ingredients to the processor
pulse chop until combined
Lightly oil a 9" pan and press 1/2 the mixture in the bottom.
Filling
combine in a food processor until smooth
spread on top of bottom crust
add the balance of the nut mixture pressing down with your hands or a
spoon.
Warm slightly in a dehydrator, in the sun or in a warm oven