Chocolate Walnut Bars Food

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch square pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the 6 tablespoons of butter and 1/3 cup sugar until smooth. Stir in the flour and walnuts. Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven.
• To make the topping: Beat the 2 tablespoons butter, water, cocoa, 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt together in a medium bowl until smooth and shiny. Spread evenly onto the baked crust.
• Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until set. Dust with confectioners' sugar and cut into 24 bars when cool. These taste best served chilled.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. Beat flour, sugar, and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch pan, reserving remaining mixture.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Warm 1 1/2 cups morsels and sweetened condensed milk in small, heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla and spread over hot crust.
• Stir walnuts and remaining morsels (1/2 cup) into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling.
• Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares and enjoy!

CHOCOLATE WALNUT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and salt; mix well. Fold in walnuts. Spread half of batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Add chocolate to the remaining batter; mix well. Carefully spread over batter in pan., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until bubbly and thickened. Cool completely. , In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the milk mixture; beat for 5 minutes. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Line a 13 by 9 inch pan (at least 1-1/2 inches deep) with heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny side up. Set aside.
• Adjust rack to center of oven; preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For Crust: In small bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, and vanilla. By hand, cream until well-mixed and fluffy.
• Add sifted flour and stir to combine.
• Place crust mixture by small spoonfuls all over bottom of lined pan. Keeping your hands lightly floured, press crust mixture into an even layer with fingertips and/or knuckles (this mixture is a bit sticky, so re-flour your hands lightly as necessary).
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• While crust bakes, make sure chocolate chips are at hand.
• Start Walnut Layer by combining eggs, sugar, and vanilla in medium bowl. By hand, beat until well-mixed. Set aside.
• When Crust has baked for 10 minutes, remove from oven to cooling rack.
• Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips as evenly as possible. Return to oven for 3 minutes to melt chocolate; remove to cooling rack.
• With back of spoon or offset spatula, spread chocolate evenly over crust. Allow to stand for about 3 minutes.
• During this standing period, add slightly cooled melted butter to egg mixture and beat in.
• Stir in walnuts until evenly distributed.
• After standing period, place walnut mixture by spoonfuls all over melted chocolate, distributing walnuts as evenly as possible.
• Return to oven. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• When done, top of walnut layer will be a light golden brown; edges will be darker. Remove to cooling rack.
• Cool completely before storing airtight.
• Before cutting, see Notes at beginning of recipe. To cut, use a large, sharp, straight- edged knife. Trim about 1/4 inch from each edge before cutting into bars.
• Store bars airtight at room temperature for up to several days, or freezer for longer storage.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2. In mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until creamy.
• 3. Stir in flour, salt and 1/2 cup walnuts.
• 4. Spread into lightly buttered 9x13 baking dish and bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chocolate pieces. Let stand for 5 minutes, then spread over cookie base. Sprinkle remaining walnuts over the top and press lightly.
• 6. Cool, then cut into bars.

DARK CHOCOLATE-WALNUT DATE BAR

Steps:

• Brush a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with oil and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides.
• In a food processor, pulse 1 1/2 cups walnuts, dates, peanut butter, vanilla, and kosher salt until finely chopped and mixture holds together. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and lightly knead to pack together; pat into an 8-inch square. Refrigerate until firm, 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt chocolate with oil. Halve nut mixture and press one part into loaf pan. Drizzle with half of chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate just begins to set, 10 minutes.
• Press in remaining nut mixture and spread with remaining chocolate. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts and flaky salt. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. To serve, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes, then remove from pan using parchment before slicing.

CHOCOLATE-WALNUT FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray, and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides. Spray parchment.
• Pulse wafers in a food processor until finely ground, and transfer to a bowl. Add sugar and a pinch of table salt. Melt 6 tablespoons butter, and stir into crumbs. Press into bottom of dish. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Heat chocolate, condensed milk, whole milk, remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and a pinch of table salt in a double boiler or a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring, until melted. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour chocolate mixture over baked cookie layer, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Sprinkle walnuts and coarse salt over top, pressing slightly to adhere. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Remove fudge from dish using parchment to lift, and transfer to a cutting board; remove parchment. Trim edges of fudge with a sharp knife, and cut crosswise into six 2-inch-wide strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 3 equal bars, then cut each bar in half on the diagonal to form 36 triangles.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix graham crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Sprinkle chocolate, coconut, nuts and raisins over crust. Pour condensed milk evenly over ingredients in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until lightly browned. Cool in pan. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

CHOCOLATE NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the flour, sugar and salt; beat just until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set and edges begin to brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine milk and 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips. Cook and stir until chips are melted. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Spread mixture over crust., Combine the nuts and milk chocolate chips with the remaining semisweet chocolate chips and crumb mixture. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 15-20 minutes or until center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND WALNUT PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with enough parchment to have overhang on all sides.
• Whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda in a bowl until well combined.
• Whisk together pumpkin puree, white sugar, brown sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Mix in 1/2 of the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in remaining flour mixture until just combined. Fold in white chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back lightly when touched, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, 30 to 45 minutes. Slice into 24 bars.