Name: Calypso Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 30 small bars
Ingredients: 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

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x10-inch baking pan.

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Step 2

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.
Step 3

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.
Step 4

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.
Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cut into 30 small squares.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

222 calories; protein 2.3g; carbohydrates 32.6g; fat 10.3g; cholesterol 16.3mg; sodium 107.2mg. Full Nutrition

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