Date Brownies

This was the recipe for date pie that my great grandmother from Syria used to make. I call them 'Date Brownies' because I cut them in squares. I'm never going to understand how such an easy recipe is according to everyone I know 'my specialty.'

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• ⅓ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
• 30 graham crackers, crushed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.

Step 2

Mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter in a bowl; press into the bottom of the prepared pan to make a pie crust.

Step 3

Beat sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Fold walnuts and dates into the milk mixture with a spatula; pour into prepared pie crust.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes; cut into bars while still warm. Place each square on a cupcake liner to serve.