Best Chocolate Fruit Bars Ii Recipes

CHUNKY CHOCOLATE FRUIT-AND-NUT BARK

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Do you remember Chunky bars, those little squares of chocolate wrapped in foil with a ton of fruit and nuts? These are the homemade version, and they make a great gift for the holidays. From Baking Chez Moi: From My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere. © 2014 by Dorie Greenspan, published by Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Provided by Dorie Greenspan

Categories dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

7 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
5 ounces mixed nuts, salted or half-salted (cashews, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts), oven-toasted on a greased baking sheet at 350 F for a few minutes
8 ounces mixed dried fruit, figs, apricots, cherries, cranberries and/or raisins
1 tablespoon candied ginger and/or orange peel, diced
1 pinch fine sea salt
Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Steps:

Set a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Roughly chop chocolate and place in the bowl to melt, stirring frequently, keeping the heat very low. Chop toasted nuts; using scissors, cut dried fruit into small pieces. Finely chop candied ginger and/or orange peel. Place fruit and nuts into a large mixing bowl.
Once chocolate is melted and smooth, take it off the heat and stir fruit and nuts into the chocolate. Gently stir to combine so the fruit and nuts are all combined with the chocolate. Line a pan with parchment paper that's been sprayed with a little oil. Sprinkle cocoa powder over parchment and then add the chocolate mixture. Spread it out in an even layer. Dust with more cocoa powder and place another piece of parchment paper on top. Let it cool down and set in the refrigerator, 1 hour.
When chocolate is set, run a knife around the edge to remove from the pan. Break or cut into pieces to make chunky chocolates.

DREAM BARS II

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This is an old time South Dakota recipe. Cocoa is an optional ingredient. This recipe is made in two parts.

Provided by SONNINGALE

Categories Desserts Cookies International Cookie Recipes American Cookie Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs, beaten
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the 1 1/2 cups of flour. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake the crust for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar. Stir in the vanilla. Combine the 1/4 cup flour, cocoa (if desired), baking powder and salt; stir into the egg mixture. Fold in the coconut and walnuts. Pour into the pre-baked crust.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Cool and cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Cholesterol 33.4 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 86.7 mg, Sugar 16.8 g