Dessert for 8

Date Peanut Chocolate Bars

Name: Date Peanut Chocolate Bars
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 19 pitted dates; 1 cup raw walnuts; 1/4 cup vegan caramel sauce; 1/4 cup roasted salted peanuts; 8 oz bittersweet chocolate

$8.31for 430 minServes 8

A date-and-walnut base gets layered with caramel and peanuts, covered in chocolate, and chilled until firm.

Photo: minimalistbaker.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Dried fruit and raisins, 19 oz$0.45/oz typical	19 oz	$8.55Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 5.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	5.75 oz	$3.94Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 8 oz$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.61

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugar

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.08 per serving$8.31 for 4

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Ingredients

19 pitted dates
1 cup raw walnuts
1/4 cup vegan caramel sauce
1/4 cup roasted salted peanuts
8 oz bittersweet chocolate

Steps

Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment.
Pulse the dates and walnuts in a food processor until a sticky mixture forms.
Press the mixture firmly into the pan.
Spread the caramel sauce over the base and scatter the peanuts on top.
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water.
Pour the chocolate over the peanuts and chill the bars for 15 minutes.