Calypso Bars
Serves: 5
Presley Zulauf
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
45
Spice
47
Sweetness
60
Sourness
45
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.333333 cups
Date (chopped)2 cup
Water1.333333 cups
White Sugar3 cup
Butter1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1.25 cups
Brown Sugar (packed)1.5 cups
Oat (quick-cooking)1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Walnut (chopped)1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
SaltDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease an 8x10-inch baking pan
3
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
4
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract
5
Set aside to cool
6
Beat brown sugar and 3/4 cup butter together in a bowl until creamy
7
Add oats, flour, walnuts, baking soda, and salt; stir until texture is crumbly
8
Press half the oat mixture into bottom of the prepared pan
9
Evenly spread chocolate-date mixture over oat mixture layer; crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate-date layer
10
Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes
11
Cut into 30 small squares