Dates are a firm favourite in the Traybakes’ household and there is usually a packet of Medjool dates in the fridge for on-the-go sweet snacking. I’ve already got one date traybake recipe in the archives and there are several more recipes for traybakes and breads/cakes still to come. And now we have this recipe for Date Slices. We like dates!

This latest traybake is another simple recipe.  Dates, oats, flour, sugar, butter. Then you have a tin full of Date Slices. These make a perfect teatime or even lunchbox treat – chewy, sticky, sweet and oaty. Yum!

It really is a remarkably easy bake and would be a good one for little hands to help with in the kitchen. You make a crumble mixture with the oats, sugar, flour and butter and then sandwich it together with softened dates and vanilla.

Be sure to press down on the base layer firmly, this will provide a nice base for the traybake. Then, be careful when you’re spreading the date mixture over the top of the base crumble layer – be gentle, so the mix doesn’t move around too much. Then the top layer is simply sprinkled over the top and pressed down to finish off the ‘crumble sandwich’.