Samoa Bars

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Samoa Bars might be a recipe you should try. This hor d'oeuvre has 165 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16 and costs 38 cents per serving. 209 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Cookie Madness requires granulated sugar, vanillan extract, egg, and vanilla. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 18%. This score is not so super. Similar recipes include Samoa Bars, Almost Raw* Samoa Bars, and Samoa Cookie Bars.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tablespoons butter, room temperature

5 oz dark chocolate, chopped

2 tablespoons lightly beaten egg

1 cup all-purpose flour

6 tablespoons granulated sugar

3 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream

1/4 scant teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut (shredded okay)

3/4 teaspoons vanilla

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons of water

Equipment:

hand mixer

mixing bowl

wire rack

aluminum foil

oven

frying pan

sauce pan

whisk

baking paper

pizza cutter

microwave

knife

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil.In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt with a handheld electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Working at a low speed or by hand, gradually add flour until mixture is crumbly, like wet sand. The dough does not need to come together. Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes, until base is set and edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack before topping.While base is cooling, reduce heat to 300 F and toast the coconut for about 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until coconut is golden. Let cool.Prepare Caramel. Place sugar in a small metal lidded saucepan, pour water over top. Set over med-high heat (uncovered) and swirl pan until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to high, cover pan and boil syrup for 2 min. Uncover, swirl pan, continue to boil syrup until dark amber in color. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter until smooth. Stir in cream, then vanilla. Let mixture cool slightly, then stir in the coconut.Put dollops of the topping all over the shortbread base and spread it to make an even layer.Let topping set until cooled.When cooled, lift foil from pan and cut into 8 bars with a large knife or pizza cutter. Chill the cut bars – this makes them a little easier to work with while dipping.In a medium size bowl, microwave the chocolate at 50% power stirring at 45 second intervals. Dip the base of each bar into the chocolate and place cooking sheet lined with nonstick foil or parchment paper. Transfer all remaining chocolate (or melt a bit of additional chocolate, if necessary) into a piping bag or a ziploc bag with the corner snipped off and drizzle bars with chocolate to finish.Let chocolate set completely before storing in an airtight container. I store mine in the freezer or refrigerator.Makes 8 large bars or 16 squares

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil.In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt with a handheld electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Working at a low speed or by hand, gradually add flour until mixture is crumbly, like wet sand. The dough does not need to come together. Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes, until base is set and edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack before topping.While base is cooling, reduce heat to 300 F and toast the coconut for about 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until coconut is golden.

2. Let cool.Prepare Caramel.

3. Place sugar in a small metal lidded saucepan, pour water over top. Set over med-high heat (uncovered) and swirl pan until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to high, cover pan and boil syrup for 2 min. Uncover, swirl pan, continue to boil syrup until dark amber in color.

4. Remove from heat.

5. Whisk in butter until smooth. Stir in cream, then vanilla.

6. Let mixture cool slightly, then stir in the coconut.Put dollops of the topping all over the shortbread base and spread it to make an even layer.

7. Let topping set until cooled.When cooled, lift foil from pan and cut into 8 bars with a large knife or pizza cutter. Chill the cut bars – this makes them a little easier to work with while dipping.In a medium size bowl, microwave the chocolate at 50% power stirring at 45 second intervals. Dip the base of each bar into the chocolate and place cooking sheet lined with nonstick foil or parchment paper.

8. Transfer all remaining chocolate (or melt a bit of additional chocolate, if necessary) into a piping bag or a ziploc bag with the corner snipped off and drizzle bars with chocolate to finish.

9. Let chocolate set completely before storing in an airtight container. I store mine in the freezer or refrigerator.Makes 8 large bars or 16 squares


Nutrition Information:

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165k Calories
2g Protein
9g Total Fat
18g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
165k
8%

Fat
9g
14%

  Saturated Fat
6g
40%

Carbohydrates
18g
6%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
37mg
2%

Caffeine
7mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
4%

Manganese
0.44mg
22%

Copper
0.2mg
10%

Iron
1mg
9%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Magnesium
26mg
7%

Fiber
1g
6%

Phosphorus
50mg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Folate
16µg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.06mg
4%

Zinc
0.53mg
4%

Potassium
105mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.6mg
3%

Vitamin A
94IU
2%

Vitamin B5
0.17mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
2%

Calcium
12mg
1%

Vitamin E
0.17mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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