Calypso Bars

Calypso Bars

Recipe by lynnielyn from allrecipes.com

Dessert 55 Mins.

Ingredients

30

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

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