Grammys Chocolate Mint Bars Food

SCRUMPTIOUS CHOCOLATE MINT LAYER BARS (SPONSORED)

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• MELT butter in 13 x 9-inch baking pan in oven; remove from oven. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over butter. Stir well; press mixture onto bottom of pan. Sprinkle with nuts and coconut. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over top. Sprinkle with morsels; press down slightly.
• BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until coconut is light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHEF

Steps:

• 1 Heat oven to 350; grease 13 x 9 pan. Combine 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 4 eggs and 1 1/2 cup chocolate syrup (16 ounce can). Beat until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely. 2 While cooling, prepare the following mixture: 2 cups confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 tablespoon water, 3/4 teaspoon mint extract and 3 drops green food coloring. Beat until smooth, then spread over the top of the chocolate cake layer. Let set. 3 Meanwhile, prepare the following: 6 tablespoons butter and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips OR one bag mint chocolate chips. Melt together in the microwave or in a double boiler and spread over the mint layer. Chill the dessert at least one hour then cut into squares to serve. If you chill longer, you may need to let it set out before cutting.

FUDGY MINT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt 8 tablespoons butter and unsweetened chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat in chocolate mixture until blended. Gradually stir in flour. , Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until top is set. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining butter until fluffy. Add cornstarch; beat until smooth. Gradually beat in milk and remaining egg. Beat in extract and food coloring if desired. , Pour over crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack., In a small heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips and cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until chips are melted. Cool for 30 minutes or until lukewarm, stirring occasionally. Pour over cream cheese layer. Chill for 2 hours or until set before cutting.

CHOCOLATE MINT BARS

Steps:

• Mix sugar through chocolate syrup for bars and put into a greased 9x13" pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• (Don't use a glass pan).
• Cool.
• Mix Filling ingredients (powdered sugar through green food coloring) and spread over cooled bars.
• Melt chocolate chips and 6 Tbsp margarine over stove top and smooth over the filling.
• Chill until firm.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9-inch-square baking pan with parchment paper, allowing 2 inches of paper to hang over the sides.
• Make the shortbread: In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add butter and process until a smooth dough forms. Press dough evenly into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake until firm to the touch, and sides of the crust are beginning to pull away from the pan, about 25 minutes. Cool completely.
• Make the filling: In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, cream and peppermint extract. Beat until mixture forms a thick, smooth paste. Press filling evenly over shortbread. Chill to set the filling for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Use parchment paper overhang to lift the shortbread and peppermint out of the baking pan and onto a cutting board. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares (there should be 36 squares). Place squares on a rack placed over a parchment-lined sheet tray, and let them come to room temperature for about 15 minutes.
• In the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, melt 7 ounces chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove from heat, add remaining 2 ounces chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes.
• Add coconut oil, if using, and stir the chocolate until smooth. Spoon 1 teaspoon chocolate on top of a cut peppermint square, using the back of the spoon to spread chocolate to the edges. Be sure to fully cover the top of the square with chocolate. (Leave the sides exposed, though it's O.K. if some of the chocolate drips down.) Repeat with remaining squares.
• Let squares sit at room temperature until chocolate is set, at least 1 hour.