Fig and Dates slice -Eggless and whole meal

Back in my home-town,  we usually get dates which are ultra dried , really hard and are super sweet and push you into a Sugar comma!

You have to chew those forever and you would get a jaw ache after eating few of those!

Later once I got the real taste of the fresh ripe dates and the semi dried ones, there was no looking back. I became a buff.I always have a box of dried dates in my pantry, I don’t mean the rubbery ones but the soft, juicy ones!

As I am on a healthy wholesome baking spree, here is a eggless, whole meal, nutritious  snack 

Fig and date slice -Eggless and whole meal

 Ingredients

100 gms Whole meal flour

100 gms Instant Oats

60 gms Brown sugar

75 gms butter melted

75 gms Milk

Juice of half Orange

 For the filling

150 gms Figs/Dates

50 ml water

1 tspn Sugar

Flavoring- I used some ginger syrup

Juice of half Orange

Directions

Chop the dates and figs , add water, sugar, flavoring and orange juice and let it simmer for about 10 minutes until is very soft and mushy. Let it cool down

Meanwhile mix together the dry ingredients- Whole wheat flour, Oats, brown sugar and mix well

Add the melted butter and milk , orange juice and mix well.

Spread half of the mix in a square pan and spread it evenly using a spatula

Spoon the dates/fig mix on top of it and spread it out.

Add the remaining batter and spread using a fork .

Bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until it is golden brown on top

Once cooled down, cut it into slices and enjoy.