Black Forest Oatmeal Bars Food

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 3-1/4 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil. Stir in oats and wheat germ; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes., Meanwhile, combine cocoa, sugar, vanilla and remaining water; stir until smooth. Add chocolate mixture and cherries to oats; stir until well combined and heated through. Serve topped with additional cherries and, if desired, miniature chocolate chips and sweetened whipped cream.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Sift the dry ingredients together and set aside. In an electric mixer cream the butter, molasses and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Fold in oats, raisins, nuts and chips. Spread dough in an even layer on prepared pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes then carefully cut in to bars approximately 3 inches square. Remove bars from pan and allow to cool completely.

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in large mixer bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• Add eggs and vanilla extract; continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking soda and salt.
• Beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
• Stir in oats, chocolate chips and cherries by hand.
• Spread dough evenly into ungreased 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely.
• Drizzle: Stir together 1 1/2 cups splenda, 1/4 cups cornstarch together in small bowl.
• Gradually stir in enough water for desired drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle over bars.

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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.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix oil, sugars, egg, water and vanilla.
• In a small bowl, mix rest of ingredients.
• Stir dry mixture into wet mixture just until mixed.
• Pour into 9x13-inch pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes.

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL (CHOCOLATE CHERRY)

Steps:

• Mix oats, milk, cocoa powder, and sugar in large microwaveable bowl.
• Microwave on high 2-3 minutes. If you like your oatmeal very thick, microwave for an extra 2 minutes on half power.
• Stir in chocolate bits and sour cherries.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease baking sheet.
• Cream shortening,sugar,egg,milk and extract.
• In separate bowl,combine remaining dry ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in chopped chocolates,cherries and almonds.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inched apart onto baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• Remove to wire rack to cool completely.