Sesame Cashew Bars from Sofra Bakery

The recipe Sesame Cashew Bars from Sofra Bakery can be made in around 45 minutes. This hor d'oeuvre has 266 calories, 3g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. For 49 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. 29 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Panning The Globe requires raw honey, salted cashews, flour, and granulated sugar. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a not so tremendous spoonacular score of 16%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Dark Chocolate Dipped Crunchy Coconut Cashew Sesame Bars, Cashew Sesame Chicken, and Easy Sesame Cashew Noodles.

Servings: 36

 

Ingredients:

⅔ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar

2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

¼ cup granulated sugar

5 tablespoons heavy cream

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ cup raw honey

3½ cups salted cashews, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (see note below)

1¾ sticks (7 ounces) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into ¼-inch cubes

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

food processor

oven

frying pan

bowl

sauce pan

candy thermometer

whisk

spatula

pot

aluminum foil

baking pan

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

Line a 13 by 9-inch pan with aluminum foil, making sure it extends over the sides. Very lightly spray or butter the foil. (see note below)Make The Crust: Combine the flour, butter, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until the butter forms pieces the size of small pebbles, 20-30 seconds. Pour the crust crumbs into the prepared pan and press down to form an even layer. Cover and refrigerated for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight.Preheat the oven to 350F. Bake the crust until golden, about 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.Make The Filling: While the crust is cooling, make the filling. Combine the cashews, sesame seeds, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well and set aside.Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and honey, and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar dissolves and begins to turn to caramel, forming large bubbles and thickening, or reaches 240F on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream and vanilla. Add cashew mixture to the pot. Using a rubber spatula, fold the cashew mixture into the caramel until well combined.Pour the filling on top of the baked crust in an even layer. Return the pan to the oven and bake until the caramel bubbles along the sides of the pan only and the center is still liquid, 26 to 28 minutes. The filling will appear unbaked. It is very important not to over-bake. The filling will set up as it cools.Set aside to cool completely and then cover and refrigerate overnight.Lift the foil out of the pan to remove the bars in one large block. Cut into thirty-six 1-inch squares.Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.Additional Note From Soframiz: SESAME SEEDS: Sesame seeds may be the oldest condiment known to man. They have a high oil content and are the main ingredient in tahini. You can buy them toasted or un-toasted. We prefer to buy them toasted for baking purposes because they are drier and will stick to what you are baking more easily. To toast your own sesame seeds, use a small nonstick pan over medium-low heat and spread sesame seeds in an even layer in the pan. Stir them every 30 seconds and continue to toast them until they are golden brown, about 4 minutes.Note on Lining the Baking Pan: When lining the baking pan with foil, if your foil isn't wide enough to cover the whole pan without any seams, I suggest you use a double layer of foil. The first time I made these some of the caramel slipped between the foil seams and glued the foil to the sides of the pan. It took some knife work before I could lift the foil out of the pan.

 

Step by step:

Line a 13 by 9-inch pan with aluminum foil, making sure it extends over the sides. Very lightly spray or butter the foil. (see note below)Make The Crust

1. Combine the flour, butter, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until the butter forms pieces the size of small pebbles, 20-30 seconds.

2. Pour the crust crumbs into the prepared pan and press down to form an even layer. Cover and refrigerated for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight.Preheat the oven to 350F.

3. Bake the crust until golden, about 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.Make The Filling: While the crust is cooling, make the filling.

4. Combine the cashews, sesame seeds, and salt in a large bowl.

5. Mix well and set aside.Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.

6. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and honey, and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar dissolves and begins to turn to caramel, forming large bubbles and thickening, or reaches 240F on a candy thermometer.

7. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream and vanilla.

8. Add cashew mixture to the pot. Using a rubber spatula, fold the cashew mixture into the caramel until well combined.

9. Pour the filling on top of the baked crust in an even layer. Return the pan to the oven and bake until the caramel bubbles along the sides of the pan only and the center is still liquid, 26 to 28 minutes. The filling will appear unbaked. It is very important not to over-bake. The filling will set up as it cools.Set aside to cool completely and then cover and refrigerate overnight.Lift the foil out of the pan to remove the bars in one large block.

10. Cut into thirty-six 1-inch squares.Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

11. Additional Note From Soframiz: SESAME SEEDS: Sesame seeds may be the oldest condiment known to man. They have a high oil content and are the main ingredient in tahini. You can buy them toasted or un-toasted. We prefer to buy them toasted for baking purposes because they are drier and will stick to what you are baking more easily. To toast your own sesame seeds, use a small nonstick pan over medium-low heat and spread sesame seeds in an even layer in the pan. Stir them every 30 seconds and continue to toast them until they are golden brown, about 4 minutes.Note on Lining the Baking Pan: When lining the baking pan with foil, if your foil isn't wide enough to cover the whole pan without any seams, I suggest you use a double layer of foil. The first time I made these some of the caramel slipped between the foil seams and glued the foil to the sides of the pan. It took some knife work before I could lift the foil out of the pan.


Nutrition Information:

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266k Calories
3g Protein
16g Total Fat
28g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
266k
13%

Fat
16g
26%

  Saturated Fat
7g
49%

Carbohydrates
28g
9%

  Sugar
18g
21%

Cholesterol
28mg
9%

Sodium
139mg
6%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
3g
6%

Copper
0.33mg
17%

Magnesium
39mg
10%

Manganese
0.18mg
9%

Phosphorus
80mg
8%

Iron
1mg
7%

Vitamin A
325IU
7%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Folate
22µg
6%

Zinc
0.86mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.64mg
3%

Potassium
109mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.42mg
3%

Calcium
26mg
3%

Fiber
0.65g
3%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.23mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.19µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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