Buckeye Bark

Delicious buckeye bark!!

Ingredients:

2 -15oz bars of baking chocolate

2 cups creamy peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions:

1)Melt chocolate according to package directions. Pour half of melted chocolate onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Using a spatula, spread chocolate to create a large chocolate slab. Place in freezer for 10 minutes to solidify.

2)Mix together peanut butter and vanilla then stir in powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.

3)Spread peanut butter mixture over chilled chocolate slab to cover entirely.

4)Pour remaining melted chocolate over top of peanut butter layer. Carefully spread to edges to completely cover peanut butter.

5)Return to freezer for 5-10 minutes to set top layer of chocolate. Cut Bark into desired sized pieces and enjoy.

Store in an air tight container. No need to refrigerate unless in a warm climate.

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Brownie Bars

Brownie bars anyone??

Ok – so this came about by looking at extra chocolate cake that I had put away- I remembered seeing a recipe for bear claws that used crumbles chocolate cake. So in an effort to use it I figured I’d try to make this work. I probably should have left this dilemma for another day, but if Shabbos is made and the kitchen is clean why not right??

Let me warn you – that unless you have to feed a massive amount of people please do yourselves a favor and at least half the recipe!!

Recipe

Dough:

3/4 cup sugar

1 lb ( yes you read right!!) margarine softened

8 oz nondairy whip ( un-whipped)

1 tsp vanilla

6 cups flour

Filling:

8 cups crumbled cake scraps ( ever had a Bundt cake that didn’t come out…)

1/4 cup total of liquid ( I combined chocolate liqueur, kafรนa and hot water)

1/2 egg

2 tbsp melted margarine 

Directions for the dough:

Cream the margarine and sugar

Add the whip and vanilla

Slowly add the flour one cup at a time

Refrigerate for a while

Directions for filling:

Place everything in mixer together

It will almost resemble a dough

Assembly:

Preheat oven to 350

Divide both the dough and filling into 8 sections

Roll a piece of dough to about 16″x4″ 

Then take one of the filling pieces and roll into a thin log and press into the center of the dough

Fold over the top and bottom of dough to cover the filling

Then place it seam side down on parchment and score the logs every inch and a half

Bake about 20 minutes then slice where it was scored

To drizzle, melt about 5 oz chocolate and pour into a  ziploc bag

Snip the end a bit and design as desired


Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am not sure, but I think these are a recipe from the Whisk, by Ami

By the time Pesach comes around I manage to have multiple recipes for the same thing, forgetting which variation we liked best the previous year. Here’s to hoping THIS YEAR we actually write it down

Here Goes:

1 cup oil

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1 package vanilla pudding (not instant)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp kosher salt

4 cups almond flour (feel like I see dollar signs every time I use a cup of it…)

2 cups mini chocolate chips

Directions

Mix everything together except the almond flour, mix well

Then add the almond flour and from into small circles

Bake on 350 for 11 minutes


Two Tone Pretzel Bark

When you need a dessert but have no time and and are missing the main baking staples… Yes, its happened to me so many times… Out of eggs AND margarine… This recipe is the one to use

Not sure you can even call it a recipe because of its simplicity but here goes.

1 bar semi-sweet chocolate

a few cups of pretzels (yes, even a few snack bags worth are just fine- I won’t tell ๐Ÿ˜‰

1 bar of white chocolate

Directions:

Melt the semi sweet chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals, stirring occasionally, until melted

Pour the melted chocolate onto a parchment lined sheet pan and spread somewhat evenly with the back of a spoon, making sure not to spread the chocolate too thinly

Sprinkle the pretzels over the melted chocolate

Next, melt some of the white chocolate the same way as before and drizzle over everything

Let it harden completely before cracking the bark into perfectly imperfect pieces


Peanut Butter Squares

This recipe originated from my sister’s sister in law. It comes together really fast, making it perfect for being a last minute dessert, for last minute company or a simcha you just heard about.

Rows and rows of peanut butter gooey goodness…

Recipe:

16 oz jar of peanut butter

1 container marshmallow fluff

5-6 cups Rice Krispies 

Semisweet chocolate 

Directions:

Combine pb and fluff in a pot over a low flame

Once combined add Rice Krispies 

Flatten onto sheet pan (so it’s nice and thin) and slice into small squares 1 inch x 1inch

Melt chocolate, dip the squares and decorate to your liking