Coconut Masa Shortbread Smores Lone Star Smores Food

KETO S'MORES BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease an 8×8 inch baking pan with coconut oil.
• In a large bowl, add all of the crust ingredients and whisk to combine. The crust will be slightly runny. Pour the crust into the baking pan.
• Bake the crust for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the crust from the oven and place the baking pan on a cooling rack to fully cool.
• Once the crust is fully cooled then make the marshmallow filling. It is best to place the marshmallows on a fully cooled crust so it doesn't melt and deflate the marshmallow filling. Take a medium-sized saucepan and add the water, gelatin, erythritol, and vanilla. Over low heat, heat until everything has dissolved and then remove from the heat.
• Place the marshmallow filling in a bowl and then using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the filling for about 8 to 15 minutes, starting on medium and then switching to high, until the marshmallow mixture looks like marshmallow fluff and is starting to hold its shape. Quickly pour the marshmallow filling over the crust and smooth it into place. If the marshmallow filling has become too stiff, simply remelt it and then beat it again.
• Place the crust and filling in the fridge to fully set. Mine set within 5 minutes but it could take up to an hour for yours to set depending on how much you beat it. If your marshmallow filling sets unevenly, like mine, simply take a knife and cut off any uneven parts.
• Next, make the chocolate topping once the marshmallow filling has set. Add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan or a microwaveable bowl. Either melt the chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly, or in your microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between.
• Slowly spread the filling over the marshmallow filling. I suggest doing a little at a time because the hot chocolate will melt the marshmallow. Take a spatula and spread the chocolate to make it smooth. Place the dessert in the refrigerator to fully set, about 20 minutes.
• Cut into 16 bars.

COCONUT MASA SHORTBREAD S'MORES {LONE STAR S'MORES}

Steps:

• Combine coconut oil and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until smooth and combined. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until combined and dough forms, about a minute more.
• Remove dough from food processor and form into a ball. Wrap the ball in plastic wrap and press into a disk. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F and place rack in the middle. Remove dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Place dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Remove the top piece of parchment and cut into shapes.
• Using a thin knife remove all the dough around the cut pieces and reserve. Transfer the parchment with the cookies on it to a baking sheet. Sprinkle cookies with granulated sugar and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies will still be soft, let them cool completely before removing to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
• To make the s'mores, toast the marshmallow over a fire, charcoal grill, or with a blow torch. Place a toasted marshmallow on one cookie, place a piece of chocolate on top and top with another cookie.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER S'MORES BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13 straight-sided baking pan with parchment, letting the parchment hang over the long sides by about 2 inches (this will help you remove the bars from the pan later). Spray all the parchment, including the exposed ends, with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt to a medium-sized bowl then whisk to combine. Set aside. Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. On medium-low speed, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Turn the mixer off and add in the flour mixture and stir by hand until just combined.
• Divide the dough in half. Using clean hands, place pieces of the dough all over the base of the prepared pan (this will make it easier to spread it into a crust that covers the base of the pan). Lightly spray your clean hands with the non-stick spray then gently press and mold the dough to cover the base of the pan.
• Place the chocolate bars on top of the dough in an even flat layer. Press slightly to adhere the chocolate to the dough. It will not cover the dough completely but will melt and spread as it bakes. Similar to the dough, dollop the marshmallow creme all over the chocolate bars. Spray your clean hands with the non-stick spray then use them to gently spread the marshmallow creme to completely cover the chocolate bars and dough. Sprinkle the peanut butter chips and the semi-sweet chocolate chips on top of the marshmallow creme. Spray your hands once again then take the remaining half of the dough and gently flatten into pancake-like pieces. Place them on top of the chips allowing some of the marshmallow creme and chips to peek through.
• Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Let the bars cool completely before cutting into squares.

COCONUT-MACADAMIA SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut dough into squares using a fluted 2 1/4-inch square cookie cutter. Reroll scraps; continue cutting out squares. Space about 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment. Lightly brush tops with beaten egg white; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.
• Put butter, cream of coconut, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on medium until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in coconut extract. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, salt, nut mixture, and ground coconut; mix until combined.
• Halve dough. Shape halves into disks, and wrap well in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Let dough soften before rolling. Roll out each disk on lightly floured parchment to 1/4 inch thick. Cover with plastic; refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes.
• Cut dough into squares using a fluted 2 1/4-inch square cookie cutter. Reroll scraps; continue cutting out squares. Space about 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment. Lightly brush tops with beaten egg white; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.