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Date and Coconut Squares

Posted on: October 1, 2014, in Umngazi Recipes

(This recipe makes about 25 squares)
Ingredients:

• 115g butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 packet of dates without pips – chopped small (250g)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 packet of Marie biscuits
• ½ cup of grated coconut to cover squares

Method:

• Prepare a baking tin / tray (about 4cm deep, 30 cm long and 20cm wide) line with foil and spray with spray and cook and sprinkle with some of the grated coconut
• Melt the butter and sugar over a medium heat
• Add the chopped dates and boil until soft – take off heat and allow to cool a little bit
• Break the egg into a small cup and add vanilla essence and mix lightly
• Add to the date mixture
• Break the Marie Biscuits into small pieces – not powder
• Mix all together and press into the dish tightly
• Sprinkle a little coconut on the top of the biscuits
• Put in the fridge to set properly – leave for at least 1 hour
• Cut into little squares – best kept in the fridge

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