Cappuccino Crunch Bars Recipes

CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, stir bar ingredients with spoon until well blended. Spread in pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Serve warm or cool.

COFFEE TOFFEE CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• For the base: Line a baking sheet with parchment and put a 15-by-11-inch ring mold on top. Spray the parchment and ring mold with cooking spray.
• Melt the praline paste and white chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) a saucepan of simmering water, stirring to combine. Fold in the feuilletine. Spread evenly on the bottom of the prepared ring mold. Sprinkle the crushed toffee pieces over the crust. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• For the mousse: Put the milk chocolate in a large bowl. Bloom the gelatin sheets in a bowl of ice water until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Bring the milk, coffee extract, salt and bloomed gelatin to a boil in a medium saucepan. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth, then strain through a fine mesh sieve over the milk chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes, then stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Allow to cool to 90 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Meanwhile, whip the cream by hand or with an electric mixer on medium speed until it holds a ribbon on the surface when the whisk is lifted.
• Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour over the feuilletine base and smooth evenly with an offset spatula. Allow to set, about 45 minutes, then wrap with plastic wrap and freeze the layered base overnight.
• For the cremeaux: Put the white chocolate and glucose syrup in a large bowl. Bloom the gelatin sheets in a bowl of ice water until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Bring the cream, milk and bloomed gelatin to a boil in a large saucepan. Strain through a fine mesh sieve over the white chocolate and glucose. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Press plastic wrap directly on the surface so it doesn't form a skin and cover the bowl with another piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Flip the frozen layered base over (still in the ring mold), peel off the parchment and place on another parchment-lined baking sheet. Run a hot knife around the edges of the layered base and lift the ring mold to remove. Let sit at room temperature until it can be cut, 15 to 20 minutes and no more than 30 minutes. Test by touching the center with your fingertip. If it leaves a fingerprint, it's ready to cut.
• Cut into 1-by-4-inch inch bars (or whatever size you want). Whip the cremeux to stiff peaks with an electric mixer on medium-high speed and place in a piping bag with a small plain round or star pastry tip. Pipe the cremeux in small dollops or rosettes on top of each bar.

COFFEE CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Blend all ingredients (except almonds & chocolate chips) thoroughly. Stir in the almonds and chocolate chips.
• Spread batter evenly in an ungreased 15" x 10" x 1",jelly roll pan.
• Bake 18-25 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp. Cut into 2" x 1" bars while still warm.

FROZEN CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Arrange graham crackers in the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan, breaking crackers to fit if necessary.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• Beat in 1 cup of the milk.
• Add remaining milk, pudding mixes, instant coffee and cinnamon.
• Beat 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended (mixture will be thick).
• Gently stir in 2 cups of whipped topping.
• Spread 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the crackers in pan.
• Arrange more crackers over the pudding or cover the pudding with crushed graham crackers.
• Top with remaining pudding mixture.
• Cover with remaining whipped topping.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate or sprinkles.
• Freeze 3 hours or overnight. Let sit out of freezer for 20-30 minutes before serving.

COFFEE PECAN CRUNCH BARS W/COFFEE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Generously grease a 9x13-inch baking pan or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, ground espresso beans, baking powder, and salt -- set aside.
• In a large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, coffee mixture, vanilla, and almond extract until lightened and fluffy.
• Stir or beat in the flour mixture, then the pecans and candy, until evenly incorporated.
• Turn out the mixture into the pan, spreading to the edges.
• Place a sheet of wax paper over the layer, and press it out until flat and smooth on top. Peel off and discard the paper. Bake in the middle of the oven for 23-27 minutes or until just barely firm when pressed in the center and faintly darker at the edges; be careful not to overbake. Transfer to a wire rack and let stand until barely warm. For the icing -- In a small bowl, vigorously stir together the powdered sugar, butter, coffee mixture, vanilla and almond extract until well blended and smooth.
• Stir in enough warm water, a little at a time, to yield a slightly runny icing.
• Using a table knife, immediately spread the icing evenly over the bars, work quickly, at the icing firms rapidly.
• Let stand until completely cooled and the icing is completely set.about 1 hour.
• Using a large sharp knife cut into 24 bars, wipe knife clean between cuts.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.
• If freezing, leave the slab whole, then cut into bars when partially thawed.

CAPPUCCINO NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare a 8-inch square pan by greasing bottom and sides with vegetable oil or spray.
• For base, melt butter and stir in sugar. Sift cocoa powder into mixture and blend well. Whisk together egg and vanilla extract and add. Blend in chocolate cookie crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts until evenly incorporated. Press into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then chill for 20 minutes.
• For cappuccino filling, beat butter by hand until smooth and beat in custard powder. Heat milk with coffee powder to dissolve and cool to room temperature. Add milk to butter mixture a stir in sifted icing sugar a cup at a time, combining well. Spread over base and chill while preparing topping.
• For topping, melt chocolate and butter over a pot of gently simmering water. Pour over vanilla filling and spread to cover evenly. Chill for 30 minutes.
• To serve, slice with a hot, dry knife into 1-inch squares.

CINNAMON COFFEE BARS BETTY CROCKER 1957, OLDIE BUT GOODIE!

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together shortening or butter, brown sugar and egg, then stir in coffee.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Blend in raisins and walnuts.
• Spread mixture in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Mix together ingredients for glaze. Cut cake into bars and frost with glaze while warm.