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Marshmallow Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

Staci at Random Sweets
These bars are the treasure of all picnics and church basement potlucks. You need a little time to make them, but each rich, chocolatey bite is worth the effort.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 7 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 224 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13 cake pan

Ingredients
  

Brownie Layer

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature , 1 stick
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 6 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 cups miniature marshmallows

Chocolate Frosting

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 2 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 cups powdered confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Brownie Layer

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x13 cake pan.
  • Melt 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs, melted chocolate, and vanilla; mix well on medium speed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Gently stir into chocolate mixture. Fold in the pecans. Pour into a greased pan and spread evenly.

Cream Cheese Layer

  • In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the butter and beat until well combined.
  • Beat in sugar, egg, flour, and vanilla until creamy. Fold in pecans.
  • Spread evenly over the chocolate layer. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cream cheese layer and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Edges will begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Marshmallow Layer

  • Sprinkle marshmallows over the chocolate chips. Bake another 2 minutes or until the marshmallows become puffed. Remove from oven. Gently spread the marshmallows over the layer of chocolate chips. Cool on a wire rack.

Chocolate Frosting

  • In a small saucepan over low heat, stir and melt together butter, cream cheese, unsweetened chocolate and milk. Stir until smooth. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time, beating after each cup. Beat in vanilla. Spread over the cooled bars. Store in the refrigerator.
  • Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time, beating after each cup. Beat in vanilla. Spread over the cooled bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 62mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 265IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, Christmas baking, cream cheese, marshmallows, pecans, potluck

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