Chocolate Walnut Bars Recipes

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.

EASY BROWN SUGAR WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Cut into 2-inch bars; cool in pan. The recipe makes about 16 walnut 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 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 PIE BARS

Steps:

• FOR CRUST: PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• BEAT flour, butter and brown sugar in small mixer bowl until crumbly.
• Press onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
• BAKE for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• FOR FILLING: BEAT eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, butter and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl.
• Stir in morsels and nuts; pour over hot crust.
• BAKE at 350°F.
• for 25 to 30 minutes or until set.

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.

CHEWY WALNUT PAN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bars pull away from edges of the pan. Cool on a wire rack.