Chocolate Walnut Crumble Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Line a 13 by 9 inch pan (at least 1-1/2 inches deep) with heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny side up. Set aside.
• Adjust rack to center of oven; preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For Crust: In small bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, and vanilla. By hand, cream until well-mixed and fluffy.
• Add sifted flour and stir to combine.
• Place crust mixture by small spoonfuls all over bottom of lined pan. Keeping your hands lightly floured, press crust mixture into an even layer with fingertips and/or knuckles (this mixture is a bit sticky, so re-flour your hands lightly as necessary).
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• While crust bakes, make sure chocolate chips are at hand.
• Start Walnut Layer by combining eggs, sugar, and vanilla in medium bowl. By hand, beat until well-mixed. Set aside.
• When Crust has baked for 10 minutes, remove from oven to cooling rack.
• Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips as evenly as possible. Return to oven for 3 minutes to melt chocolate; remove to cooling rack.
• With back of spoon or offset spatula, spread chocolate evenly over crust. Allow to stand for about 3 minutes.
• During this standing period, add slightly cooled melted butter to egg mixture and beat in.
• Stir in walnuts until evenly distributed.
• After standing period, place walnut mixture by spoonfuls all over melted chocolate, distributing walnuts as evenly as possible.
• Return to oven. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• When done, top of walnut layer will be a light golden brown; edges will be darker. Remove to cooling rack.
• Cool completely before storing airtight.
• Before cutting, see Notes at beginning of recipe. To cut, use a large, sharp, straight- edged knife. Trim about 1/4 inch from each edge before cutting into bars.
• Store bars airtight at room temperature for up to several days, or freezer for longer storage.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. Beat flour, sugar, and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch pan, reserving remaining mixture.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Warm 1 1/2 cups morsels and sweetened condensed milk in small, heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla and spread over hot crust.
• Stir walnuts and remaining morsels (1/2 cup) into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling.
• Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares and enjoy!

WALNUT CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat butter until creamy (hand or stand mixer).
• Mix in flour, sugar and salt until crumbly.
• With floured fingers, press 2 cups of the crumb mixture in bottom of a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• Reserve remaining mixture.
• Melt 1 ½ cups chocolate chips and condensed sweetened milk over medium heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Spread mixture over hot crust.
• Stir walnuts and remaining ½ cup chocolate chips into reserved crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture over chocolate filling.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until center is set.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Makes 24-36 bars depending on desired size.
• Store at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, with a pastry blender, blend together the margarine, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix in the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips and if desired, walnuts. Press the mixture into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. It should press together like a cheesecake crust.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown. Cut into bars while still a bit warm. Leave in the pan until completely cool, or the cookies will fall apart.

CHOCOLATE NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the flour, sugar and salt; beat just until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set and edges begin to brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine milk and 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips. Cook and stir until chips are melted. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Spread mixture over crust., Combine the nuts and milk chocolate chips with the remaining semisweet chocolate chips and crumb mixture. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 15-20 minutes or until center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.