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These make a great no-cook breakfast or a very filling dessert. They are quite heavy, but they are also very filling and very tasty. Eat early in the trip if the weight concerns you.

At Home: 

• 1 ½ cups dates, pitted
• 1 ½ cups raisins
• ½ orange, peeled
• 1 Tablespoon grated lemon rind

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup cocoanut
• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• pinch nutmeg

Instructions:

• Put the filling ingredients through a coarse food grinder. 
• Add more orange juice if needed to make the mixture spreadable. 
• Mix the crumb crust ingredients and put half the mixture into a 9"X9" cake pan. 
• Press this firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan. 
• Spread the fruit mixture over this, spread evenly, and press down.
• Then pat the other half of the crumb crust mixture on top. Be sure to cover all the fruit, and compress the top layer as much as possible.
• Bake at 350^o for 30-40 minutes until golden brown. 
• Cool slightly before cutting into 9 squares. 
• Cool completely before wrapping in plastic wrap. 
• Place wrapped squares in a ziploc bag or plastic container and freeze until use.

Options: 

• Substitute other dried fruits.
• Substitute fresh raspberries for the orange in the filling.