Remember when I said I was going to play with the recipe for these?
Well, I bring you chocolate date walnut bars!
I was inspired by this purchase from Trader Joe’s:
I was imagining that this powder would be weak, like hot chocolate mix, so I was surprised at how bold it tasted. I added four tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to the original KERF recipe, but would probably only add 2ish tablespoons in the future.
Instead of raisins, I added about 15 chopped dates. The dates were by bar the best part and I will definitely double this portion when I make these again.
With plenty of coconut sprinkles:
These taste quite different than the plain oatmeal raisin bars, but certainly a fun variation on the original bar.
And when they are fresh out of the oven, the dates nearly melt in your mouth. Mmmmmm….
Josie-Skinny Way Of Life
September 21, 2010 at 10:34 amOh yum these look like brownies! I think the extra chocolate gave it that fudgy look, makes for a healthy dessert! : )
tropicaleats
September 21, 2010 at 11:28 amthese look delish! coconut and dates sound like the perfect combo mmm
Matt
September 21, 2010 at 2:52 pmIt’s funny how, when talking about your new bars, you accidentally said “The dates were by bar the best part”…
Laura
September 21, 2010 at 3:35 pmLol:)
Mom
September 21, 2010 at 5:59 pmHow about baking some of those bars for our Christmas festivities?
Laura
September 21, 2010 at 10:06 pmI’d be more than happy to, but I assure you these are not what we want to be eating for Christmas. They are healthy-ish after-school snacks with zero added sugar…I want buckeyes, peanut butter fudge, and pies!
Shannon
September 21, 2010 at 8:44 pmHOLY YUM! And I love your mom’s comment.