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Cinnamon Mornings and Chocolate Dreams

Whether you're hosting a formal get-together or need a quick brunch idea, this book will spark your imagination and your appetite.

Raspberry Fudge Truffle Bars Recipe

Brought to you by A B&B at Dartmouth House

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Cook Time: 20 min
Yield: 5 dozen

Ingredients:
Bottom Layer:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals, dissolved in 1 teaspoon boiling water

1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Filling:
1 cup (6 ounce) semisweet chocolate chips
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam (1/3 cup of
seeded jam forced through a strainer equals 1/3
cup seedless)
Optional: 1 teaspoon raspberry flavoring

Topping:
1 teaspoon vegetable shortening
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 inch square pan.

Instructions:
Bottom Layer:
Melt butter and chocolate chips in a heavy pan
over low heat, or microwave on medium low.
Microwave 1 minute and stir every 30 seconds until
melted. Cool slightly.

Beat eggs and brown sugar with electric mixer
until well blended and smooth, about 1 minute.
Dissolve coffee crystals in hot water before
combining with egg mixture. Add melted chocolate
chips and mix well. Stir baking powder and flour
together before adding & mixing. Spread evenly in
a greased 9" square baking pan. Bake for 30 to 35
minutes or until bars test done. Cool.

Filling:
Melt chocolate chips and cool. Beat cream cheese
until fluffy and add confectioners' sugar, jam and
flavoring. Stir in melted chocolate and spread
over the cooled bars.

Topping:
Melt shortening and chocolate chips together and
drizzle over the filling. To drizzle, put melted
mixture in a small plastic bag. Snip a tiny bit
off from one corner and squeeze out chocolate to
drizzle.

Refrigerate before cutting. Store tightly covered
in the refrigerator.

Notes:
This recipe won our local PBS Cooking Contest for
desserts. After just one bite of these
indescribably delicious bars, you will want to eat
the whole batch! Betcha!