DATES AND WALNUT BAR

Ingredients :

Dates deseeded and chopped – ¾ cup

Walnuts chopped – ¼ cup

Grated coconut – ¼ cup

Chocolate digestive biscuits or chocolate cream biscuits – 10 nos

Condensed milk – 200 gms (1/2 can)

Water – 1 tbsp

Sugar – 1 tbsp

Butter – 1 tbsp

Method :

1)     In a saucepan add butter, condensed milk, dates, water and sugar and cook on slow flame for almost 7-8 mins till the dates melt

2)     Pulse the biscuits to a fine powder in a chopper

3)     Add the biscuits, walnuts, coconut and mix well till it forms a tight mixture

4)     Put this mixture in a greased spring foam pan and refrigerate

Variation :

·       If the mixture is a bit loose, you can add more walnuts or biscuits

·       Instead of using chocolate biscuits you can use plain digestive and once you set the mixture, you can drizzle melted chocolate over the bars before refrigerating.