Ingredients
30 servings
- •1 ⅓ cups chopped dates
- •2 ½ (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- •⅔ cup water
- •1 ⅓ cups white sugar
- •¼ cup butter
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
- •¾ cup butter
- •1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
- •1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- •1 cup chopped walnuts
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x10-inch baking pan.
- Cook and stir dates, chocolate, water, white sugar, and 1/4 cup butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
- Beat brown sugar and 3/4 cup butter together in a bowl until creamy. Add oats, flour, walnuts, baking soda, and salt; stir until texture is crumbly.
- Press half the oat mixture into bottom of the prepared pan. Evenly spread chocolate-date mixture over oat mixture layer; crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate-date layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cut into 30 small squares.
Nutritional Facts
Per 30 servings
- Calories: 222
- Carbohydrate: 33g
- Fat: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 23g