Kahlua Praline Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with foil allowing an overhang about 2 inches off the sides. Butter the foil.
• In a food processor, blend together flour, sugar, butter and salt until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add 2 tablespoons cold water and mix until the dough just holds together. Press dough into bottom of buttered baking dish and bake in oven until golden in color, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, add the butter, brown sugar and a pinch of salt and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the corn syrup, flour and pecans and mix until just combined. Spread the filling over the baked crust and bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and allow it to cool completely in the pan.
• Remove from pan by pulling up the foil sides and putting it on a cutting board. Cut bars in desired size with a sharp knife and arrange them on a serving tray. Can be stored in an airtight container up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line an 8 or 9-inch square pan with parchment, letting two opposite ends hang slightly over sides of pan.
• For crust, in a large bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, butter and pecans, mix well.
• Pat into bottom of prepared pan.
• For filling, in sauce pan, melt chocolate, shortening and butter.
• Remove from heat and stir until smooth and slightly cooled.
• Beat in sugars and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Stir in Kahlua, flour and salt.
• Add pecans. Pour over crust.
• Bake for 25 minutes or till fudgy--Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• For frosting, beat together butter, Kahlua, confectioners sugar and milk.
• Add more Kahlua if necessary to achieve spreading consistency.
• Frost cooled cake, either in the pan or lifted out by the parchment paper handles.
• Let frosting set.
• Slice into bars. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter, 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 tsp. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 20 to 23 min. or until lightly browned.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in toffee bits. Pour over crust. Drop teaspoonfuls of the caramel topping evenly over cream cheese mixture. Cut through batter several times with knife for marble effect.
• Bake 30 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Cut into 32 bars to serve. Store leftover bars in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Brownie Layer:.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Set aside to cool.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, eggs, powdered coffee and vanilla extract until blended.
• Stir in cooled chocolate mixture.
• Spread batter in an even layer in prepared pan.
• Cheesecake Layer:.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Beat in liqueur, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
• Carefully pour over brownie layer and spread in an even layer.
• Bake 20 minutes until the top is almost set.
• Sour Cream Layer:.
• Mix sour cream and sugar.
• After bars have baked 20 minutes, remove pan from oven and carefully spread sour cream mixture over top.
• Return to oven and bake 10 minutes longer.
• Cool pan completely on wire rack before cutting in bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of pan and bake for 8-10 minutes until slightly crispy.
• Cream eggs, cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, brown sugar, and kahlua until well-combined and smooth.
• Pour evenly over crust.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over filling.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Place in fridge for about an hour to allow to cool completely before serving.

Steps:

• In large heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat; stir in cocoa until blended. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and a thermometer reads 160°, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Press into a greased 13x9-in. pan., For filling, in a large bowl, combine butter and Kahlua. Stir in confectioners' sugar. Spread over crust. Refrigerate until set., For glaze, in a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Spread over filling. Refrigerate until set. Cut into bars.