Holiday Red Raspberry Chocolate Bars
Details
- Time
- 3 hours
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 24 bars
Sweet, tart and a little crunchy — whip up an all-around fantastic treat with this Holiday Red Raspberry Chocolate Bars recipe. These scrumptious dessert bars layer together a sweet-but-not-too-sweet crust, tart raspberry jam, HERSHEY'S Chocolate and nutty pecans. Best of all, you can customize these raspberry chocolate bars to your taste by choosing between HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates. Serve them at holiday parties or package into festive tins and give to friends, family and co-workers. For another sweet treat with a pop of raspberry tartness, try these Chocolate and Raspberry Muffins that are perfect for breakfast, lunch or on-the-go snacking.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 17 minutes
- Bake Time
- 40 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1 cupsugar
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3/4 cuppecans finely chopped
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1egg, beaten
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1 cupbutter or margarine cold (2 sticks)
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1 jarseedless red raspberry jam (12 oz)
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1 2/3 cupsHERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
Step-By-Step Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Stir together flour, sugar, pecans and egg in large bowl. Add butter; cut in with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan. Stir jam to soften; carefully spread over crumb mixture in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Crumble reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
Try substituting strawberry jam for the raspberry jam.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 24 servingsServing size 1 bar (64g)Amount per servingCalories270% Daily Value*Total Fat 15g 19%Saturated Fat 8g 40%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 35mg 12%Sodium 75mg 3%Total Carbohydrates 35g 13%Dietary Fiber 2g 7%Total Sugars 24gIncludes 14g Added Sugar 28%Protein 3gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 30mg 2%Iron 2mg 10%Potassium 94mg 2%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
