Rocky Road Bars
Source of Recipe
beatlenest
List of Ingredients
***1st Layer***
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
3/4 cup toasted pecan pieces
1 teaspoon baking powder
***2nd Layer***
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted pecan pieces
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cups mini marshmallows
***Frosting***
1/4 cup butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
For 1st Layer: Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. Melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Sift together the dry ingredients. Once chocolate is melted, add sugar, eggs, vanilla, dry ingredients and nuts. Mix well until combined. Press into prepared pan and set aside.
For 2nd Layer: Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add next 4 ingredients, beating until smooth. Scrape down bowl and add nuts and mix to combine. Spread cream cheese layer over bottom crust layer. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Bake in oven until only slightly golden on the edges, approximately 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallow and return to oven until marshmallows are just melted with color, approximately 3 minutes.
For Frosting: Melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cream the cream cheese and add the melted chocolate. Add the milk, confectioners' sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Pour over the hot marshmallows and swirl the frosting with the melted chocolate. Cool in the pan before cutting into bars.
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