'Orange' you glad you found this recipe for deliciously moist date squares with the citrus tang of both orange juice and orange zest baked right in, and pecans adding a nutty crunch? Don't forget the luscious, buttery orange and cream cheese icing...orange-mania dessert is here, in the best possible way!
Thanks Michele! These bars were just delicious. The frosting is a big part of their appeal for me. I added Cinnamon, Cardamom, Nutmeg and Cloves to the batter to make them Orange Spice Date Bars. - 08 Nov 2006 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Excellent flavor and fairly easy to prepare. I have never made or eaten date bars before so I can't say how the date flavor comes through, but I thought they were very tasty as did my whole family. I ommited the orange zest in both the bars and frosting as I just don't care for zest. I increased the amount of OJ in the batter by a couple of tablespoons instead. The batter is very much the consistancy of a thick pancake batter. The recipe didn't state when to add the pecans so I mixed them in last. I put it in a glass pan instead of the jelly roll pan because I think it would have spilled over. The recipe for the frosting makes way too much. Half to 2/3 of the recipe would have been enough. I also added two tablespoons of milk to make it creamy before adding the OJ. These were very good and I will definately make them again. - 23 Dec 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
very nice cake bars but added anise seeds to it which made it very tasty. so thats why i am giving it fours stars, and also had to cut the sugar back to a little more than half. - 27 Aug 2010 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)