Butterscotch Bark Food

BUTTERSCOTCH BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans and coconut on baking sheet; bake until golden, 5 minutes. Cool; toss with chocolate chips.
• Line a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet with foil. Break graham crackers in half; fit in pan in single layer.
• In saucepan, whisk 12 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1/2 cup light-brown sugar over medium until smooth; spread over crackers.
• Bake until bubbly, 10 minutes. Sprinkle with nut topping; press gently. Cool; break into pieces.

OATMEAL CREAM CHEESE BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drape a 9 by 13-inch pan with overlapping pieces of aluminum foil, creating handles for easy removal. Butter the paper, and reserve.
• In a food processor add the flour, oats and brown sugar and pulse to combine. Add the 2 sticks of butter, the cinnamon and the butterscotch chips. Pulse, pulse, pulse until the mixture forms clumps when pressed between your fingers. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer, reserve the other half. Bake in the preheated oven just until slightly golden and set, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Beat together the cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon zest and juice and vanilla in an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle, or with an electric hand mixer until no lumps of cream cheese remain. Spread evenly over the baked and cooled oatmeal mixture. Sprinkle the remaining half of the oatmeal mixture over the cream cheese. Bake until the top is golden, about 40 minutes.
• Cool and chill before cutting. Run a knife around the edge of the pan, and using the foil handles, transfer the bars to a cutting board. Cut into 2-inch squares with a sharp knife and serve.
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• Cook's Note: For a delicious and healthy variation of this recipe, try replacing the butterscotch chips with tasty dried cranberries.

BUTTERSCOTCH PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish with butter.
• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of the peanut butter. Add the egg and vanilla. Sift the flour with the baking soda and the salt. Mix the oatmeal into the flour and stir the flour into the creamed mixture. Spread the batter in the baking pan. Sprinkle the butterscotch chips over the batter and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned around the edges.
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and the remaining 1/4 cup of the peanut butter until smooth, then spread the glaze evenly over the warm bars. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATE BUTTERSCOTCH CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick spray.
• Mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture into the prepared pan and pat lightly to pack it slightly.
• Bake until light golden brown on top and done in the middle, watching to make sure it doesn't burn, 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Spoon the dulce de leche into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave to just slightly soften it, about 45 seconds. Scoop it on top of the oatmeal base and use an offset spatula to spread it out to the edges and into an even layer. Sprinkle on a layer of peanuts so that they completely cover the caramel and use your hands to gently press them into the caramel. Sprinkle on the butterscotch chips and mini chocolate chips in generous layers.
• Note: The warmth of the cookie base and caramel should slightly soften the butterscotch and chocolate chips. When that happens, use your hands to very gently press the chips just enough to anchor them together (but not enough to misshape them). If the pan isn't warm enough, pop it into the oven for 30 seconds or so and gently press the chips to anchor them together.
• Chill the bars for 2 to 3 hours to make them easy to slice. Remove them from the pan, place on a cutting board and use a long serrated knife to cut into small squares (they're rich!). Serve cold or at room temperature.

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Place butterscotch chips and butter into a glass bowl. Heat in the microwave for about 3 minutes, stirring at 30 second intervals until smooth. Set aside to cool until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the butterscotch chip mixture with eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the batter until evenly mixed. Mix in the brown sugar, chocolate chips, walnuts, and raisins. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the bars begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cut into squares while warm.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• In a medium-sized pot, over low heat, melt butter and sugar together. Cool.
• Beat in the egg.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Spread in a greased and floured 8 x 8" square pan.
• Bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool. Cut into bars.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, melted butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in butterscotch chips and pecans. Spread in pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARK

Steps:

• Line 13x 9 pan with aluminum foil.
• In a large bowl melt butterscotch morsels in a microwave oven on Medium (50% power) for 30 second intervals. Stir well. Add pretzels, potato sticks, and peanuts stirring well to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan. Let cook for at least 2 hours. Peel away foil and break bark into pieces.

BUTTERSCOTCH LOVER BARK (EASY)

Steps:

• Butter a large cooked sheet and line with wax paper.
• Melt 6 oz of the chips in a double boiler.
• When chips are melted completely, remove top pan from bottom pan of double boiler.
• Add the remaining chips and melt until smooth and melted.
• Add the hard crumbled candy with a wooden spoon and stir until completely coated.
• Pour into prepared pan and spread to 1/2" thickness.You don't have to spread to the edges of the pan.
• Let bark set up at room temperature for 1 hour or in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
• Grab edges of cooled bark and peel off wax paper.
• Break with hands into irregular pieces, about 2" each.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
• NOTE: To crumble hard candy; place in a plastic bag and hit with a heavy pot.
• VARIATIONS: Apricot Butterscotch-Substitute 1 cup dried apricots for hard candy -- Chocolate Cookie Butterscotch Bark-Substitute 3/4 cup roughly chopped Oreos for the hard candy -- Halloween Butterscotch Bark-Substitute 3/4 cup whole candy corn for the hard candy.

BUTTERSCOTCH BIRD NESTS

Steps:

• Heat a large, dry saute pan over medium heat. Add the almond slivers and toast, shaking the pan every minute, until they are fragrant and begin to darken in areas, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Melt the almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl according to package instructions. Stir in the butterscotch chips. Microwave another 30 seconds, and then stir until smooth.
• Stir in the almonds, pretzels and coconut, coating evenly. Drop the mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, onto the prepared baking sheets. Nestle in 1 or 2 of the mini eggs. If the mixture starts to cool and become too firm to work with, microwave for 30 seconds and stir gently. Let the nests cool at room temperature until solid.

BUTTERSCOTCH-WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place the popcorn in a large bowl.
• Using a double boiler, heat the butterscotch chips until melted, whisking frequently. Whisk in the coconut oil. While warm, pour over the popcorn and stir until coated in the butterscotch mixture. Immediately turn out onto the prepared baking sheet. Press down into an even layer.
• Melt the white chocolate chips using the same method as the butterscotch chips, or microwave them until melted. Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn with a spoon, then sprinkle the crushed peanuts all over. Let the chocolate harden, then break up the brittle before serving.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread pecans and coconut on a baking sheet.
• Bake until coconut is golden- about 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Toss mixture with chocolate chips.
• In a mixing bowl, whip the butter and sugar together until creamy.
• Spread the mixture generously and evenly on the graham cracker squares.
• Line a 10 X 15 rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Line with the buttered graham cracker squares to fit in the pan in a single layer.
• Bake until bubbly- about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the nut/coconut/chocolate chip mixture over the hot graham crackers, and press gently.
• Cool and break into cookie size pieces.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. Melt the butter in a small bowl and leave to cool. Butter a shallow tin about 20 x 24cm. In another bowl, beat the eggs. Melt the butter, then add to eggs with the sugar and vanilla. Tip in the flour and stir in with the chocolate and three-quarters of the nuts. Don't over-beat.
• Spread the mixture in the tin, scatter over the rest of the nuts and bake for 25-30 minutes, then cut into 12 bars. Dust with icing sugar.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream sugars and margarine at medium speed until well-blended (about 4 minutes.) Add egg whites and vanilla; beat well.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir well with a whisk.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat at low speed just until blended.
• Spread batter evenly in an 8" square pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle evenly with butterscotch morsels.
• Bake at 350° for 28-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool and cut into squares.

BASIC BARK

Steps:

• Coat a 9-by-12 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet withcooking spray, and line with parchment, leaving anoverhang on ends.
• Melt chocolate in a double boileror a heatproof bowl setover a pan of simmering water,stirring. Pour into baking sheet,and spread in an even layer.
• Immediately sprinkle toppingsover chocolate. Refrigerateuntil firm, about 1 hour.Peel off parchment, and breakbark into pieces.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, oats and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips and pecans. Reserve 2 cups. Spread remaining dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread evenly over crust. Crumble reserved dough over filling. , Bake at 375° for 40-42 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS I

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine zwieback crumbs, marshmallows, nuts and brown sugar.
• In a saucepan over low heat cook the evaporated milk and butterscotch chips. Stir mixture constantly until the chips have melted and the mixture is smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup of the butterscotch mixture for glaze. Combine the remainder with the dry mixture and mix well.
• Spread batter into one 8 inch square buttered baking pan. Drizzle reserved butterscotch mixture over the top. Refrigerate bars for several hours or overnight before cutting and serving. Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator.

TIGER BUTTER BARK CANDY

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with parchment or waxed paper. In a microwave, melt candy coating and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Spread into prepared pan., In microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stirring to blend. Drizzle over top; cut through mixtures with a knife to swirl., Refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces.