Date and Walnut Bars
225g butter
225g Fruisana Fruit Sugar
3 large eggs
225g self-raising flour
175g stoned dates, chopped
175g walnuts, chopped
3 tbsp milk
1. Place the butter and Fruisana into a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in each egg then fold in the flour. Stir in dates, walnuts and milk.
3. Place the mixture into a large lined Swiss roll tin.
4. Bake in a fan oven 160°C electric oven 180°C or gas oven mark 4 for 25 – 30 minutes until evenly golden and springy to the touch.
5. Cut into 16 bars. Cool on a wire rack.
Fruisana Fruit Sugar is pure fructose, which is a natural constituent of many fruits and vegetables. Unlike artificial sweeteners, fructose has no aftertaste it is made entirely from natural ingredients and contains no chemicals. As well as being perfect for use in hot and cold drinks, it can be used for all manner of recipes.
Fruisana offers numerous health benefits to slimmers, sportsmen and women, and non-insulin-dependent diabetics. It is more satiating and with its low GI* (only 19), it also makes an excellent recipe ingredient for anyone following a low GI diet.