Chocolate Maple Bars

Name: Chocolate Maple Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters baking cocoa; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters flaked coconut; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 237 milliliters miniature marshmallows; 3 Tbsps milk; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 118 milliliters sugar; 28 grams unsweetened chocolate, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Chocolate Maple Bars a try. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 118 calories. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have milk, salt, maple syrup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, syrup and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla.

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Shortening

Vanilla

Cream

Sugar

Syrup

Egg

Milk

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Bowl

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Remove half of the batter to another bowl.

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Combine melted chocolate and pecans; stir into one bowl.

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Chocolate

Pecans

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Bowl

Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

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Spread

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Baking Pan

Add coconut to remaining batter.

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Coconut

Spread carefully over chocolate batter.

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Chocolate

Spread

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Gradually add syrup, beating until smooth. Fold in marshmallows. Frost bars.

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Powdered Sugar