Cappuccino Bars Food

CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Arrange half the grahams in single layer on bottom of 13x9-inch pan, cutting grahams to fit if necessary.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup milk. Add dry pudding mixes, coffee granules, cinnamon and remaining milk; beat 1 to 2 min. or until blended. (Mixture will be thick.) Gently stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Spread half the pudding mixture over grahams in pan; cover with remaining grahams, pudding mixture and COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Freeze several hours or until firm.

CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, stir bar ingredients with spoon until well blended. Spread in pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Serve warm or cool.

CAPPUCCINO NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare a 8-inch square pan by greasing bottom and sides with vegetable oil or spray.
• For base, melt butter and stir in sugar. Sift cocoa powder into mixture and blend well. Whisk together egg and vanilla extract and add. Blend in chocolate cookie crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts until evenly incorporated. Press into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then chill for 20 minutes.
• For cappuccino filling, beat butter by hand until smooth and beat in custard powder. Heat milk with coffee powder to dissolve and cool to room temperature. Add milk to butter mixture a stir in sifted icing sugar a cup at a time, combining well. Spread over base and chill while preparing topping.
• For topping, melt chocolate and butter over a pot of gently simmering water. Pour over vanilla filling and spread to cover evenly. Chill for 30 minutes.
• To serve, slice with a hot, dry knife into 1-inch squares.

FROZEN CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Arrange graham crackers in the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan, breaking crackers to fit if necessary.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• Beat in 1 cup of the milk.
• Add remaining milk, pudding mixes, instant coffee and cinnamon.
• Beat 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended (mixture will be thick).
• Gently stir in 2 cups of whipped topping.
• Spread 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the crackers in pan.
• Arrange more crackers over the pudding or cover the pudding with crushed graham crackers.
• Top with remaining pudding mixture.
• Cover with remaining whipped topping.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate or sprinkles.
• Freeze 3 hours or overnight. Let sit out of freezer for 20-30 minutes before serving.

CAPPUCCINO NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
• For the crust; in a bowl stir the melted butter with sugar.
• Add in sifted cocoa powder; blend well to combine.
• Add/mix in egg and vanilla.
• Add in the cookie crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts; mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
• Transfer/press the mixture to the prepared baking dish then spread out evenly.
• Bake for about about 8 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature then refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until completely cold.
• For the filling; in a bowl beat butter with custard powder until smooth.
• In a small saucepan heat the half and half with coffee granules; stirring until the granules are just dissolved (do not heat until hot) cool to room temperature.
• When the mixture is cool transfer to a mixing bowl; add in 2 cups icing suger to start; beat until smooth and fluffy adding in more icing sugar a tablespoon at a time until you reach a desired consistancy.
• Spread over the cool crust.
• Chill while preparing the chocolate topping.
• For the topping in the microwave using a microwave-safe bowl melt the chocolate with butter removing and stirring until smooth.
• Add in the whipping cream; stir until completely incorporated with the chocolate; quickly spread over the filling.
• Chill for about 1 hour (remove after about 20 minutes of chilling or until the chocolate topping is semi-firm but not hard, and cut into squares, this will prevent the chocolate topping from cracking while slicing) place the sliced bars back in the fridge to continue chilling.
• Cut into about 1-inch squares or as desired.

CAPPUCCINO CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9-inch pan (I recommend cooking spray- if you use shortening, the bars may seem greasy once cooled).
• Stir together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars until fluffy.
• Beat eggs in one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in dissolved and cooled coffee, extracts and orange zest.
• Gradually mix in flour mixture.
• Once flour is blended in, stir in chips and toffee bits.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake 25-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool in pan on wire rack before cutting into bars.

CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Arrange 20 of the wafers in single layer on bottom of 13x9-inch pan, cutting wafers to fit if necessary.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Gradually add 1 cup of the cinnamon, Beat 2 minutes or until well blended. (Mixture will be thick). Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
• Spread half of the pudding mixture over wafers in pan; top with remaining wafers. Cover with layers of the remaining pudding mixture and remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Freeze several hours or overnight. Cut into 32 bars to serve. Store leftovers in airtight container in freezer.

CAPPUCCINO COOKIE BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven and place chocolate bars over the top in a single layer. Let stand until chocolate is soft enough to spread. Spread the chocolate out smooth and sprinkle with walnuts and ground coffee. Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting into squares.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Make brownie layer:
• In a heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan melt chocolate and butter with espresso mixture over low heat, stirring, until smooth and remove pan from heat. Cool mixture to lukewarm and whisk in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking well until mixture is glossy and smooth. Stir in flour and salt until just combined and stir in walnuts.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and bake in middle of oven 22 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Cool brownie layer completely in pan on a rack.
• Make cream cheese frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat until combined well. Spread frosting evenly over brownie layer. Chill brownies 1 hour, or until frosting is firm.
• Make glaze:
• In a double boiler or metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter with cream and espresso mixture, stirring, until smooth, and remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. Cool glaze to room temperature.
• Spread glaze carefully over frosting. Chill brownies, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
• Cut chilled brownies into 24 squares and remove them from pan while still cold. Serve brownies cold or at room temperature. Brownies keep, covered and chilled, in one layer, 5 days.

CAPPUCCINO CHOCOLATE-SWIRL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Add coffee and cinnamon to boiling water; stir until coffee granules are dissolved. Cool slightly. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add coffee and sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
• Remove 1 cup batter; pour remaining batter over crust. Stir chocolate into reserved batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls over batter in pan; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours.