Samoa Brownie Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang; coat with cooking spray. Mix 2 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs and 1 1/2 sticks melted butter in a medium bowl; press into the pan. Drizzle evenly with one 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk. Layer with 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, one 7-ounce box roughly chopped Samoas and 1 cup chopped pecans. Gently press into the milk. Bake at 350˚ until golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely. Cut into pieces.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box; fold in chopped shortbread. Spread in pie plate. Bake about 50 to 60 minutes or until brownie is just set in center; top should be firm with a little give beneath the surface. Cool 15 minutes before topping.
• Meanwhile, in microwavable bowl, microwave caramel and whipping cream in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until caramel is smooth and spreadable. Spread over brownie; sprinkle with coconut. Drizzle melted dark chocolate over top. Serve with ice cream.

Steps:

• Prepare brownie mix according to box directions and cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread coconut on baking pan and toast 2-3 minutes. Stir and toast another 2-3 minutes watching to make sure it doesn't burn.
• In large microwavable bowl add caramels, salt, and milk. Cook on high 3-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Cook until caramel is melted and smooth. Add coconut and mix together. Spread over cooled brownie. Refrigerate 4-5 hours or overnight. Remove 1 hour before cutting. Cut into bars & drizzletop with melted chocolate.
• Store in refrigerator but remove from refrigerator 20-30 minutes before serving or caramel will be hard.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Cover baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Spread coconut evenly over baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, stirring/flipping every 5 minutes to make sure coconut browns evenly. Once done, put into a bowl so that coconut doesn't continue to brown. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350. Combine butter, sugar, salt, and flour and cut with pastry knife, or mix with mixer until coarse pea-sized lumps form. Press evenly over the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Bake until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, prepare brownie batter according to package directions, adding 1/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, unheated and straight from the jar. Make sure to follow the high altitude directions if you live at high altitude. Pour over shortbread crust and bake as directed, until a toothpick comes out nearly clean with only a few crumbs remaining.
• When brownies are almost finished, scoop caramel topping into a heavy bottomed saucepan and heat over low until caramel is soft and easy to stir. Add toasted coconut and stir gently until evenly mixed. If brownies are not quite finished, keep this warm, stirring occasionally. Keeping the coconut caramel mixture warm will help it to spread evenly without tearing brownies apart.
• Pour coconut caramel mixture over brownies and gently spread evenly over the top.
• Place chocolate chips into a zip-loc baggie and put into microwave for 20 second intervals. Squish the bag with your fingers to mix and smooth the chocolate between intervals. When melted smooth, snip a tiny piece off of the corner of the bag and drizzle over bars.
• Cool for 30 mins, then refrigerate for another hour to set. Cut and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter. Measure 1/3 of the oat mixture into a separate bowl; stir in chopped cookies. Reserve for the topping. Press the remaining oat mixture into the baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter and 1/2 of the dark chocolate in a heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
• Stir brown sugar and vanilla into the melted chocolate mixture. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until mixture is glossy and smooth.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder together. Stir into the chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining dark chocolate. Spread brownie batter over the baked oat base. Sprinkle with reserved topping.
• Bake until the center is set and the topping has turned golden brown, 25 to 28 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool completely before cutting into bars.