Apple Date Crumble Bars | Redpath Sugar

Ingredients

• 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (88 g) large flaked oats
• ⅔ cup (145 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar, packed
• 1 tsp (5 g) baking powder
• 1 tsp (3 g) ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp (3 g) salt
• ⅔ cup (151 g) butter, melted and cooled
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups (310 g) pitted dates, roughly chopped
• 1 cup (250 ml) unsweetened apple cider (or unsweetened apple juice)
• 2 tbsp (28 g) butter, cubed
• 2 tbsp (27 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar, packed
• ½ tsp (1 g) ground cardamom (or 3 to 4 green cardamom pods; see Chef’s Tips)
• ¼ tsp (2 g) salt
• 2 tsp (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
• ½ tsp (2 g) baking soda
• 2 cups (252 g) Granny Smith and/or Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and cubed (between ¼- to ½-inch pieces)
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
• 2 tbsp (16 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp (2 g) ground cinnamon