Midnight Mint Bars Recipe

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Midnight Mint Bars
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
185
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • green food coloring, optional
  • 2 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. In a heavy saucepan, heat the butter, cocoa and sugar over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring often.
  2. Remove from the heat.
  3. Stir in a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan.
  4. Cook and stir until mixture coats a metal spoon and reaches 160.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Stir in cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts.
  7. Press into a buttered 9 inch square pan; set aside.
  8. For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners sugar, milk and extract until smooth.
  9. Tint with food coloring if desired.
  10. Spread evenly over bottom layer; set aside.
  11. For topping, in a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat until blended and smooth, stirring often.
  12. Remove from heat.
  13. Cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
  14. Spread over filling.
  15. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
  16. Cut into bars.
  17. Store in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 184.98 Kcal (774 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.89g 14%
Cholesterol 17.52mg 6%
Sodium 51.05mg 2%
Potassium 19.68mg 0%
Total Carbs 25.81g 9%
Sugars 18.18g 73%
Dietary Fiber 1.61g 6%
Protein 1.65g 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 5.7mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 421.24 Kcal (1764 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.23g 14%
Cholesterol 39.9mg 6%
Sodium 116.26mg 2%
Potassium 44.82mg 0%
Total Carbs 58.78g 9%
Sugars 41.41g 73%
Dietary Fiber 3.68g 6%
Protein 3.75g 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.6mg 4%
Calcium 12.9mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.1
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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