Dutch Oven Peanut Butter Bacon Chocolate Bars Recipes

DUTCH OVEN PEANUT BUTTER BACON CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Lightly oil or spray 12- inch dutch oven; line with parchment paper.
• In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup, peanut butter, and egg until soft dough forms.
• Reserve ¼ cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough.
• Press dough evenly into parchment lined dutch oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips. Replace lid and cook for 3-5 minutes or until chocolate has melted. Immediately spread softened chocolate over bars with back of spoon.
• Sprinkle reserved ¼ cup bacon over chocolate.
• Cool for 30 minutes with lid removed before lifting from Dutch oven.
• Wait until chocolate has set, before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, finely crush 24 of the cookies; stir in melted butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool completely., In a small bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk until smooth; spread over cooled crust. In another small bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and peanut butter. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon cream cheese mixture over pudding; gently spread to cover pudding. Spread remaining whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. , Coarsely crush remaining 8 cookies. Sprinkle crushed cookies and chips over whipped topping before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER & BACON BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides; grease paper., In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in bacon., Spread into prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Frost blondies; sprinkle with bacon. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED PEANUT BUTTER-BACON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 mintues or until golden brown. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.
• For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED PEANUT BUTTER-BACON BARS

Steps:

• 1. HEAT OVEN TO 350F. LIGHTLY SPRAY 9 INCH SQUARE PAN WITH COOKING SPRAY.
• 2. IN A LARGE BOWL, STIR TOGETHER COOKIE MIX, OIL, SYRUP AND EGG UNTIL SOFT DOUGH FORMS. RESERVE 1/4 CUP BACON FOR GARNISH. STIR IN REMAINING BACON AND PEANUTS INTO DOUGH. PRESS EVENLY INTO PAN.
• 3. BAKE 20-25 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. REMOVE FROM OVEN, SPRINKLE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS. RETURN TO OVEN; BAKE 1 MINUTE. IMMEDIATELY SPREAD CHOCOLATE OVER BARS. SPRINKLE RESERVED BACON OVER CHOCOLATE. COOL COMPLETELY, ABOUT 1 HOUR OR UNTIL CHOCOLATE IS SET.
• 4. FOR BARS, CUT INTO 4 ROWS BY 4 ROWS. STORE TIGHTLY COVERED IN REFRIGERATOR.