Chocolate Date Nut Squares
I received this recipe from a friend who knows I love dates. It is an outstanding chocolate square, it is moist, keeps well and freezes nicely.
Yield
36 servingsPrep
20 minCook
50 minReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
dates
chopped |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
dates
chopped |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 355 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
Directions
Put dates and first amount of soda in large bowl. Pour boiling water over and stir. Set aside.
In another bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the butter and sugar. Beat until well blended. Stir into date mixture. Measure flour, salt and second amount of baking soda into date mixture and stir together. Scrape into greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Batter will be thin and runny. Cover with topping before baking.
Topping
½ cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Stir all together in bowl first, then sprinkle over the batter in pan. Bake in 350℉ (180℃). oven for 50 minutes or until it tests done with toothpick. Let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.
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