Cappuccino Bars Recipes

CAPPUCCINO COOKIE BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven and place chocolate bars over the top in a single layer. Let stand until chocolate is soft enough to spread. Spread the chocolate out smooth and sprinkle with walnuts and ground coffee. Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting into squares.

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 BARS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt; set these dry ingredients aside.
• Combine milk and instant coffee in saucepan, and heat at a medium low setting. Stir until coffee dissolves, and remove from the heat.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the white sugar and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Beat in the egg, and then beat in the coffee mixture. Gradually blend in the mixture of dry ingredients, and fold in the almonds.
• Spread dough evenly in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
• To Make Frosting: Put 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat in the evaporated milk and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in remaining 2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Continue beating until of desired consistency. If consistency is too thick, add a little more milk; if it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
• Frost the bars with the icing.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Dissolve coffee granules in hot water. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in vanilla, chocolate mixture and coffee mixture. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture until blended. Fold in walnuts., Transfer to a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For topping, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until blended. Add confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and vanilla; beat on low speed until combined. Spread over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour., For glaze, dissolve coffee granules in hot water. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; cool slightly. Stir in cream and coffee mixture. Spread over cream cheese layer. Let stand until set. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled brownies in plastic wrap and foil. To use, thaw at room temperature.

NO-BAKE CAPPUCCINO DESSERT

Steps:

• Arrange half of the crackers in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish (breaking crackers to fit). In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, pudding mix, coffee granules and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon until blended. Gradually beat in milk and coffee until smooth. Fold in 4 cups whipped cream., Spread half of the filling mixture over the crackers. Repeat layers. Top with remaining whipped cream. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Just before serving, top with sprinkles and remaining cinnamon.

CAPPUCCINO BARS

Steps:

• Arrange half the grahams in single layer on bottom of 13x9-inch pan, cutting grahams to fit if necessary.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup milk. Add dry pudding mixes, coffee granules, cinnamon and remaining milk; beat 1 to 2 min. or until blended. (Mixture will be thick.) Gently stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Spread half the pudding mixture over grahams in pan; cover with remaining grahams, pudding mixture and COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Freeze several hours or until firm.

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.

CAPPUCCINO CHOCOLATE-SWIRL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Add coffee and cinnamon to boiling water; stir until coffee granules are dissolved. Cool slightly. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add coffee and sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
• Remove 1 cup batter; pour remaining batter over crust. Stir chocolate into reserved batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls over batter in pan; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours.

CAPPUCCINO CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9-inch pan (I recommend cooking spray- if you use shortening, the bars may seem greasy once cooled).
• Stir together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars until fluffy.
• Beat eggs in one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in dissolved and cooled coffee, extracts and orange zest.
• Gradually mix in flour mixture.
• Once flour is blended in, stir in chips and toffee bits.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake 25-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool in pan on wire rack before cutting into bars.