Black Forest Bars Food

BLACK FOREST BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray.
• Microwave 3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted when stirred. Add butter, cake mix and 1 egg. Beat with mixer until crumbly.
• Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture for later use; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in clean bowl with mixer until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; cover with pie filling. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 35 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. Meanwhile, make curls from remaining chocolate. (See tip.)
• Cut dessert into 24 bars. Serve topped with the COOL WHIP and chocolate curls.

BLACK FOREST CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Stir cookie mix, oil, and egg together in a large bowl until a soft dough forms. Drop 3 heaping tablespoons of dough on an ungreased baking sheet 2 inches apart to make 3 cookies.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set, 12 to 13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet, 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Press remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the baking pan.
• Measure 1 cup cherry pie filling into a small bowl and reserve for the topping; cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining cherry pie filling, and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended, about 2 minutes. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Spread whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Top with spoonfuls of the reserved pie filling. Crumble cookies into coarse crumbs and sprinkle on top. Chill until flavors blend, at least 1 hour. Cut into 20 bars.

BLACK FOREST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cake mix and cocoa.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Add eggs and cherry juice; mix well.
• Spread HALF in a greased 13 x 9" metal pan.
• Drop pastry filling by small spoonfuls to within 1/2" of edges. Spread gently to cover chocolate mixture.
• Drop remaining chocolate mixture by small spoonfuls and gently spread to cover filling. Make sure it touches the pan on all sides or it will shrink when it bakes.
• Bake 25 - 28 minutes.

BLACK FOREST BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides; coat with cooking spray. Whisk the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, almond flour and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low; beat in the flour mixture until combined.
• Press the dough evenly into the prepared baking dish in a thin layer with damp hands. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake until the chocolate layer is set, 25 to 30 minutes; let cool completely in the pan.
• Meanwhile, combine the jam, dried cherries, lemon juice, cornstarch, almond extract and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the dried cherries soften and the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Spread over the chocolate layer and let cool completely.
• Lift the bars out of the pan using the foil. Put the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth; drizzle on the bars. Let stand until the chocolate sets, then cut into squares.

IRRESISTIBLE BLACK FOREST BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9" x 13" cake pan with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a bowl, beat the softened butter with sugar until fluffy.
• Sift the flour and cocoa over the top; stir until combined.
• Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the centre of a 350 degree F oven until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan on a rack.
• Spread the cooled base with the sour cherry jam.
• Whisk together the 1/2 cup of flour, 1/3 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.
• Cut in the cold butter until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over the jam.
• Bake in the centre of the oven, again at 350 degrees F, until firm to the touch, about 30 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan on a rack.
• Dust with icing sugar.

BLACK FOREST BARS (DIABETIC)

Steps:

• Drain cherries very well.
• Combine cake mix, cherries and sugar replacement in mixing bowl.
• Stir to blend thoroughtly.
• Spread batter in well-greased 9-inch pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Cut into 1 X 1 1/2-inch bars.
• Food Exhancge per serving: 1/4 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE.