‘Frightfully Delicious Halloween Bars’ with Candy Corn, Mini-Marshmallows, Nuts and Chocolate Chip

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'Frightfully Delicious Halloween Bars' are gooey, chewy and chocolatey. Imagine combining a recipe for brownies with a recipe for chocolate cake (which includes a stick of butter) – then sprinkling on mini-marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips – and you’ll have a good idea of how good these taste!

-- Not Halloween? No problem – just use a full cup of chocolate chips and skip the Candy Corn. ; o )

Oven at 350 (F) ---- Greased 9′ x 9′ pan ---- Yield – 20 pieces

Bake for 22 minutes, remove pan from oven. Add toppings – bake for a further 4 to 5 minutes.

INGREDIENTS 

-- TOPPING

1 1/4 cups miniature marshmallows

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips -- I use ‘Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate'

1/2 cup candy corn

1/2 cup chopped nuts – your choice

-- CAKE

1/2 cup butter (or margarine) ++ 1 stick

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

-- METHOD

Place 1 1/4 cups mini-marshmallows in a small bowl. In another small bowl, combine 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, 1/2 cup candy corn and 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Set aside both bowls.

Place 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a microwavable bowl. Melt butter for 30 seconds, until melted. Add 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Mix with a fork or whisk until well-blended and lemon-colored.

Add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix with a whisk or spoon until well blended. Pour batter into greased 9′ x 9″ pan.

Bake at 350 (F) for 22 minutes.

Remove pan from oven. Sprinkle on 1 1/4 cups miniature marshmallows, then sprinkle on mixture of 1/2 cup candy corn, 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Return pan to oven for 4 – 5 minutes, until mini-marshmallows are softened and slightly puffed. Cool completely on wire rack.

Fill a mug with very hot water. -- Dip a sharp knife into hot water before each new cut. -- Between each cut you may need to wipe off knife. Cut into 16 or 20 pieces.

• - Don’t get frustrated by the stickiness of the marshmallows, just take your time! And keep rewetting the knife in the hot water. Enjoy!!!

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bon appetit