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Chocolate/coconut Bars Recipe

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Ingredients

1/4 c Granulated sugar
1/4 c Honey
12 oz Phyllo dough; approximately eighteen sheets, thawed if frozen
1/2 c Unsalted diet margarine; melted
6 oz Walnuts; toasted & sliced
2 oz Semisweet chocolate; sliced into small pieces
3/4 c Dark raisins

Directions

Step #1 1.
Step #2 Spray a 13 x 9" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
Step #3 2.
Step #4 In medium bowl, raisins, mix oven toasted walnuts, sugar and chocolate; set aside.
Step #5 3.
Step #6 On wax paper, stack phyllo sheets & trim into 13 x 9" rectangle.
Step #7 Cover phyllo stack with wax paper & a damp kitchen towel.
Step #8 With serrated knife, cut phyllo trimmings into 1/2" pieces.
Step #9 Place trimmings in large bowl; toss with hands to separate into pieces; cover with plastic wrap.
Step #10 Set aside.
Step #11 4.
Step #12 preheat your trusty oven to 300F degrees.
Step #13 Place one sheet of phyllo into bottom of prepared pan; brush with 1 tsp margarine.
Step #14 Layer with three more sheets of phyllo, brushing each with 1 tsp margarine; Sprinkle top top sheet with 1/2 c nut mixture.
Step #15 5.
Step #16 Place one sheet of phyllo on top of nut mixture; brush with 1 tsp margarine.
Step #17 Repeat layering with three more sheets, brushing each sheet with 1 tsp margarine.
Step #18 Sprinkle top 1/2 c nut mixture over top layer.
Step #19 Repeat layering phyllo, margarine & nut mixture two more times, ending with nut mixture.
Step #20 6.
Step #21 Top nut mixture with two remaining sheets of phyllo, brushing each one with 1 tsp margarine.
Step #22 top this with reserved phyllo trimmings; drizzle with remaining 2 tbsps margarine.
Step #23 Bake 1 hr 20 mins, or until golden.
Step #24 Remove pan to rack.
Step #25 7.
Step #26 In small saucepan, heat honey until very hot but not boiling.
Step #27 Drizzle honey over hot baklava.
Step #28 Cool on rack.
Step #29 Cover & store this in refrigerator.
Step #30 EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 1 Fat, 1/4 Fruit, 1/4 Protein, 30 Optional Calories (113 cals, 1/2 Bread, 4.
Step #31 4 g fat or 33%cff) TIP ---- Toasting Nuts : When a recipe calls for nuts, toast them first (the flavor becomes more intense).
Step #32 Simply spread nuts on a baking sheet & place this in a 350F oven; stir every once in awhile & remove when nuts are golden brown.
Step #33 If you'd rather not heat up the oven, toast them in a nonstick skillet--stirring & shaking the pan often--for about 5 mins, or heat them in a toaster oven.
Step #34 Recipe from The Weight Watcher's Complete Cookbook & Program Basics ~ Weight Watchers International (1994) NOTES : Special Dessert for Chocolate Lovers.
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