Add in the oats. Press the mixture into the base of the baking pan. Spread the date mixture over the top. Crumble the remainder of the oat mixture so dates are nearly covered. The crumble mix will ...

Oats and dates are made for each other. As children our mother would make a delicious slice where dates — or apricots — were sandwiched between an oat, brown sugar and butter mixture and baked.

Place the flour, sugars, oats ... the crumble is golden brown. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool completely before cutting. A short stint in the fridge will make it easier to slice ...