Chocolate Maple Bars

Chocolate Maple Bars takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. For 29 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 118 calories. This recipe serves 36. Head to the store and pick up baking cocoa, maple syrup, unsweetened chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre. Many people made this recipe, and 143 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 11%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chocolate Stout Maple Bars, Maple Apple Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze, and Maple- Pecan Bars.

Servings: 36

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup flaked coconut

1 cup confectioners' sugar

3 eggs

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 cup miniature marshmallows

3 tablespoons milk

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1-1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

bowl

baking pan

toothpicks

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a large bowl, cream the shortening, syrup and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Remove half of the batter to another bowl. Combine melted chocolate and pecans; stir into one bowl. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Add coconut to remaining batter. Spread carefully over chocolate batter. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Gradually add syrup, beating until smooth. Fold in marshmallows. Frost bars. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Chocolate Maple Bars in Country ExtraMay 2002, p51 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 143 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 43 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. In a large bowl, cream the shortening, syrup and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla.

2. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

3. Remove half of the batter to another bowl.

4. Combine melted chocolate and pecans; stir into one bowl.

5. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

6. Add coconut to remaining batter.

7. Spread carefully over chocolate batter.

8. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

9. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Gradually add syrup, beating until smooth. Fold in marshmallows. Frost bars.


Nutrition Information:

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117k Calories
1g Protein
6g Total Fat
14g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
117k
6%

Fat
6g
10%

  Saturated Fat
2g
15%

Carbohydrates
14g
5%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
17mg
6%

Sodium
36mg
2%

Caffeine
3mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Manganese
0.29mg
14%

Vitamin B2
0.1mg
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Fiber
0.86g
3%

Iron
0.61mg
3%

Magnesium
12mg
3%

Phosphorus
31mg
3%

Vitamin B1
0.04mg
3%

Folate
9µg
2%

Zinc
0.34mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.28mg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
2%

Potassium
58mg
2%

Calcium
14mg
1%

Vitamin B3
0.27mg
1%

Vitamin A
61IU
1%

Vitamin B5
0.12mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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