Date Crumble

Ingredients

• 1 cup pitted and chopped dates , or to taste
• 0.25 cups cold water , or as needed
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , or more to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

2. 2

   Make filling: Combine dates, water, sugar, and vanilla in a medium saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until pasty, about 5 minutes. Add more water if filling gets too thick. Remove the saucepan from heat and cool.

3. 3

   Make crumble: Place flour in a large bowl and rub margarine into flour using your hands until mixture resembles bread crumbs; stir in oats and sugar until incorporated.

4. 4

   Press 1/2 of the crumble into the prepared baking dish to form crust. Spoon filling over crust, smoothing with the back of the spoon and leaving a thin border between the edge of the dish and filling. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over filling.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.