Sunday, February 22, 2009
Coconut Mud Bars
As suggested by Kristen, I thought I would post my recipes as a post, so it doesn't erase and will be in the archives.
Bottom Layer:
1 1/3 cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
Pinch of Salt
½ cup brown sugar
1 stick butter, slightly softened and cut into pieces
Ganache:
10 semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
3/4 cup heavy cream
Topping:
¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp. coconut extract
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups shredded coconut
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350; Spray a 13x9 pan
Bottom Layer:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Mix butter cubes in with your hands. Press into the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
While it’s baking, make the ganache: Put the chopped chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer on the stove. Pour the cream over the chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Pour the ganache over the cooled crust and put in fridge to set for about 15 minutes.
Topping:
Cream the butter. Add the sugar and extracts and beat well. Add the eggs; beat well. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Drop the topping over the ganache and spread gently. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.
Sorry, I shouldn’t do this to you. If you like dark chocolate and coconut, these are irresistible.
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3 comments:
Sounds really yummy! Thanks for sharing, now come and visit me and make them for us!:}
That does sound really yummy! MMMM! Maybe I should make those instead of cleaning my house and exercising. What do you think?
Sounds dangerously good. Between this and Kristen's treat posts, I wish there were a day when calories didn't actually count.
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