Sugarless Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pitted dates
• 1/2 cup pitted prunes
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Cut dates and prunes into small pieces. Boil dates, prunes, raisins, and water for 5 minutes. Add margarine. Mix and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Mix the eggs, vanilla and nuts. Add to the fruit mixture. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt and add to the fruit mixture. (If you want a spicy bar add 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg to the flour.)

Spread in 7 x 11 inch pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.