This recipe adapted from Bon Appetit magazine is so decadent you might as well go all out and serve it with ice cream! 

Ingredients:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup water
pinch of ground allspice
pinch of ground ginger
pinch of ground cloves
2 cups walnuts
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup pitted dates
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 egg
11 sheets filo
1 and 1/2 sticks clarified butter

Directions:

Bring 1 cup sugar, water, and allspice, ginger, and cloves to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.  Boil 1 minute and cool completely.  Combine nuts, chocolate, dates, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and cinnamon in processor and coarsely chop.  Mix in egg by hand.  Lightly butter 9 x 13-inch pan.  Brush 1 sheet filo with butter.  Top with second sheet, brush with butter, and arrange in pan.  Brush another sheet filo with butter, fold in half, brush with butter, and place in pan.  Repeat with another 2 sheets filo.  Sprinkle half of filling over top.  Butter another sheet filo, fold in half, and place on top of filling.  Sprinkle remaining filling over top.  Place three more buttered and folded filo sheets over top.  Butter remaining 2 sheets filo and place lengthwise in pan, tucking in sides and ends.  Score top layers of filo into squares and bake at 350 degrees until golden, about 45 minutes.  Spoon syrup over, cool, and let stand overnight at room temperature.

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