Tuesday, February 24, 2009

TWD: Caramel Crunch Bars

It's Tuesday again, and you know what that means! Time for the Tuesday's with Dorie crowd to tackle this weeks recipe, Caramel Crunch Bars, chosen by Whitney of What’s Left on the Table?



This was an interesting bar, with a cinnamon coffee cookie base topped with a layer of melted chocolate and toffee bits. Since I'm not a fan of coffee, I made these for a teacher's dinner at my son's school. I figured they were probably quite tasty if you like coffee, so no need wasting them on me.



For the record, I tried them, and as I expected, they weren't my favorite. I think they have potential though. Maybe I'll give them another try someday minus the java. If you'd like to give them a go, please check out Dorie Greenspan's book "Baking: From my Home to Yours" (I promise, you will love it!), or Whitney's site above.

OK, that's that! See you next week when we make Chocolate Armagnac Cake. (Chocolate what?)
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31 comments:

  1. ElyseFebruary 24, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    Sorry these weren't up your alley, but I must say your efforts appeared to have paid off: they look delicious to all of us coffee-lovers out there! (Plus, it doesn't hurt that you threw in chocolate and toffee...yum!)

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 12:51 AM

    Too bad you didn't like these bars. Your bars look outstanding, though. Here's to next week's recipe!

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  3. Nancy/n.o.eFebruary 24, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    I like coffee but all I could taste in my base layer was the butter! Your bars look great and I'm sure they were appreciated. Oh, and we thought the prune cake was wonderful.
    Nancy

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  4. Jin HooiFebruary 24, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    hubby doens't like coffee too, so i made mine without coffee and they turned out great !! sorry u didn't like the bars but they look yummy

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  5. doughmessticFebruary 24, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    No worries - they weren't my fave either - but your pics sure do look great!

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  6. AmandaFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    First your pictures are great! Second sorry you didn't like it. I was on the fence, they were pretty good, but I used dark chocolate on top. They would have been better with milk. Oh well!

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  7. Matt's KitchenFebruary 24, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    They were very buttery. As an ice cream sandwich they didn't quite work. The cookie became too hard to bite into!

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  8. chocolatechicFebruary 24, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    Sorry you didn't like it.

    I loved it.

    But then, I halved the espresso and added cinnamon to make up the difference.

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  9. MeganFebruary 24, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    Too bad you didn't like them, but you sure made them look great!

    BTW - I'm not too sure about that cake, either.....

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  10. MariaFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Sorry these weren't your favorite. If you need someone to eat them, I will:)

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    Wow your bars look so good! Sorry you weren't such a fan, but I agree with Maria, I'll totally eat them for you!

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  12. TeaLadyFebruary 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    too bad you didn't like them. I am not a coffee fan either, so I would try a different spice -- chai maybe. But they look great.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    They look great! I didn't have coffee, so I left it out, and next time I'd leave the cinnamon out and just have it be more of a basic cookie crust.

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  14. graceFebruary 24, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    i think going with a chai spice is a great idea by tealady. i'm sure i'd like these given the components, but i've no doubt you could make them better. :)

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  15. Kimberly JohnsonFebruary 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Sorry you didn't like them. I love how you presented them on the cutting board though!

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  16. NKPFebruary 24, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Well they look perfect! I love the way the are all lined up on the board.

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  17. KristinFebruary 24, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    They look beautiful! I love how you've laid them out on your board.

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  18. BunnyFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    I'm not a coffee person either, although i do bake with it cause the kids and hubby like it, the bars look great!

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  19. farahFebruary 24, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    These look great! I'm sorry you didn't really like them, i loved mine. :)

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  20. spike.February 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    I bet those teachers liked them. I'm excited about next week!

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  21. PamelaFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM

    I'm definitely not much of a coffee fan, but the flavors seemed to work better on day 2. Whoever the lucky eaters were, I'm sure they liked them! Nice job.

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  22. JessicaFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    Look at those perfect squares -- they're so pretty. I think that these bars are great to give away because chances are most people will like them and they're so easy to make.

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  23. LindaFebruary 25, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    Although you didn't like them, those bars look absolutely delicious in your photos!!!

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  24. VeraFebruary 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    I bet your son will get only A+++ after this :)

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  25. JoFebruary 25, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    I've been meaning to try these ever since I got Dorie's books. And now that it's on TWD, maybe I should. Even though you didn't like the bars, it sure does look delicious.

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  26. CathyFebruary 25, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    They look beatiful! I bet that the teachers loved you! Funny, I didn't taste any coffee in mine, and I used pretty strong espresso powder. I did taste cinnamon when I first made them, but not the next day. Funny things, these bars.

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  27. TammyFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    I dont like coffee either but couldnt really taste it in these bars whcih I loved. yours look pretty perfect though!

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  28. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:29 AM

    Sorry to hear it didn't rock your world. Maybe the slices at the corner are a bit better?

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  29. NatalieFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    they look delish! i'm in ohio TWDer, too! :)

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  30. ShariFebruary 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    The teachers loved them, I'm sure. They look like perfection! Love the symmetrical photo.

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  31. StephanieFebruary 28, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    I'm sorry you didn't like the bars. Your photos of them look great!

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