Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4 1/2           cups  basic fruit bar mix 
  1 1/2           cups  chopped dates
     1/3           cup  granulated sugar
     1/4           cup  orange juice
  1           teaspoon  dried orange peel or 
                        grated peel of 1 orange
     1/2           cup  chopped walnuts or pecans

Preparation:

Prepare crumb crust for Easy Fruit Bars (see recipe) and spread half the mixture in a greased 8x8 inch pan (9x9 inch pan if adding rolled oats). Combine balance of ingredients. EXCEPT nuts, and cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat until mixture thickens. Cool slightly; stir in nuts and spread date/nut mixture over crumb crust base. Top with remaining crumb crust and bake according to Easy Fruit Bar instructions.

Nutritional Information:

1020 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 269g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium