Food for the Gods – Moist and Chewy Date and Walnut Bars
Acknowledgements
First of all, I’d like to give credit to my sister-in-law, Alice, who has shared this recipe. Thank you so much!
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Food for the Gods – What is it?
Funny name, Food for the Gods. Once you’ve tried them though, you’ll understand why.
So let’s get right to it. These chewy bars are definitely a wonderful treat, especially during the holidays. They are moist and dense, thanks to the dates and sugars (combination of white and brown) incorporated in the batter. The nuts, on the other hand, give them good crunch.
We start with roughly chopped dates and nuts then mix them with the flour. This part is an important step as it coats the dates and nuts so that the pieces are separated and distributed evenly throughout the batter. We definitely don’t want clumpy bars where we get all nuts or all dates in our bar. Otherwise, let’s just eat nuts or dates straight, right?
As I mentioned earlier, we have two types of sugar for this batter. I think the brown sugar in this recipe helps give these bars a nice texture and flavor. There are equal parts of brown sugar and white sugar called for in this recipe. Sometimes I put more brown sugar and lessen the white sugar to change things up a bit. Either way, it always turns out great.
Once everything is mixed together, the mixture will be chunky and really thick. Make sure the dates and nuts are covered with batter. Also be careful not to over-mix so the dates and nuts are not crushed. You’ll want the final product to be chunky.
Baking and Presentation
The recipe calls for 40 minutes of baking time. Since ovens vary, check with a cake tester (or toothpick) after 30 minutes if it comes out clean. If some batter still sticks to the cake tester, go ahead and add a few more minutes. You’ll want to stop baking just right about when the cake tester comes out clean.
Traditionally, we would wrap the bars individually in foil and colorful cellophane. During the holidays, though, I like using green, red and clear cellophane.
Realistically, though, these bars will get consumed so quickly that it may not be worth the time and effort to wrap them.
Happy baking!
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These bars taste as good as they are illustrated…