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Calypso Bars Recipe

Recipe by: lynnielyn

"A chocolate date bar. My childhood memories of holidays included these bars from my mother's friend Bernie. Wonderfully rich."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep20 m
  • Cook35 m
  • Ready In55 m
  • 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x10-inch baking pan.
  • 2Cook 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.
  • 3Beat 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.
  • 4Press 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.
  • 5Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cut into 30 small squares.
Ingredients
  • 30 servings
  • 222 cals
  • 1 1/3 cups chopped dates
  • 2 1/2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 1/3 cups white sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    222
    11%
  • Fat:
    10.3
    16%
  • Carbs:
    32.6
    11%
  • Protein:
    2.3
    5%
  • Cholesterol:
    16
    5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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