Chewy Oat Squares

• Cooking spray
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 6 whole pitted dates, coarsely chopped
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup golden cane syrup (such as Lyle's Golden Syrup)
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. Line a 9-inch square metal baking pan with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray. Place juice and dates in a food processor; pulse until dates are finely chopped.
3. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in date mixture, syrup, and salt. Remove date mixture from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in oats, cherries, chocolate, and sesame seeds. Spoon oat mixture into prepared pan. Using wet hands, carefully press the mixture into the corners of the pan.
4. Bake at 325u0b0 for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Place pan in refrigerator; cool 20 minutes. Invert oat mixture onto cutting board; cut into 16 squares.

cooking spray, apple juice, dates, unsalted butter, golden cane syrup, kosher salt, oldfashioned, dried cherries, chocolate chips, sesame seeds

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chewy-oat-squares (may not work)