Tahini Date Squares

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By Brian Levy

These people sweetened squares harvester a crispy-chewy, buttery basal of oats, vanilla, tahini and peanut food with layers of day jam and achromatic cocoa that telephone to caput oatmeal cookies and Rice Krispies Treats. Dates are the understated star, contributing ample sweetness, successful summation to caramel spirit and color, without immoderate refined sugar.

For gluten-free squares, usage oats marked “gluten-free” (oats themselves are gluten-free but are sometimes processed successful facilities wherever traces of gluten are present).

From pastry cook Brian Levy, writer of “Good & Sweet” (Avery, 2022).

Ingredients

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Servings: 36 (makes 1 8-inch slab)

For the base

6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, positive much for the pan
3 tablespoons (50 grams) smooth, unsalted peanut butter
3 tablespoons (50 grams) well-stirred tahini
2 tablespoons water
1/2 spoon good salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cupful (145 grams) day sweetener (date powder)
1 1/2 cups (135 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats

For the day jam

12 to 13 (1 1/4 cups/185 grams) pitted Medjool dates
1/4 cupful (60 milliliters) water
Pinch good salt

For the achromatic cocoa topping

1 cupful (160 grams) chopped cacao food (see Where to buy)
1 tablespoonful unsalted butter
3 tablespoons day sweetener (date powder)
1/4 cupful (30 grams) nonfat adust beverage powder, preferably organic
Bee pollen, achromatic sesame seeds, poppy seeds, finely grated orangish zest, chopped pistachios, chopped pepitas (pumpkin seeds), crushed cacao nibs oregon crushed freeze-dried raspberries oregon strawberries, for garnish (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per 1 1/3-inch square

Calories
126
Fat
8 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
11 g
Sodium
48 mg
Cholesterol
6 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
7 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From pastry cook Brian Levy, writer of “Good & Sweet” (Avery, 2022).

Tested by Anna Rodriguez and Joan Niesen.

Published December 4, 2023

Updated March 17, 2026