While I could eat an entire jar by the spoonful (and I have), I also wanted to use some in a recipe. So I went to Pinterest. (Where else?) First, I tried this Biscoff Puppy Chow recipe. It was good, but the chocolate and sugar totally overpowered the taste of the Biscoff. For my next attempt, I took this peanut butter bar recipe and adapted it ... a lot. I wanted to be sure the powdered sugar didn't overpower the Biscoff, so using half brown sugar, as the original recipe did, seemed like the way to go. But because Biscoff already is sweet, I didn't use all of the sugar called for in the original recipe. I also cut back on the amount of pretzels and upped the amount of Biscoff (instead of substituting it one-to-one for the peanut butter). And I cut the entire recipe in half ... it would be too dangerous for me to have a 9x13 of this stuff hanging around the house! The end result was quite satisfactory, if I do say so myself!
Biscoff Pretzel Bars
adapted from Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars on Make Happy
Bars:
1 c Biscoff spread (I used half creamy/half crunchy, but you could do all of one or the other)
½ c light brown sugar
½ c powdered sugar
¼ c melted butter
1 c crushed pretzels
Topping:
½ c bittersweet chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli)
1 T butter
1 T creamy Biscoff spread
Line 8x8 pan with parchment paper and set aside. Mix Biscoff spread, sugars, and butter until combined. Add pretzels and stir until incorporated. (The mixture won't form a ball, but it should stick together. If it doesn't, add another tablespoon of butter.) Press mixture into prepared pan and refrigerate while preparing the topping. Place chocolate chips, butter, and Biscoff in a microwavable bowl. Microwave until melted, stirring after each 30-second increment. Spread over bars. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Lift out of pan and use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Store in refrigerator to keep chocolate from getting too soft. Enjoy!
The Biscoff and pretzels pair very well together. Pretzels are also great dipped directly into your jar of Biscoff! |
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Becky, this sounds and looks awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteI had seen all sorts of Biscoff recipes on pinterest and had no idea what it was. I figured something like nutella, which I'm not a huge fan of. But when you describes the bars from the airplane, it sounded familiar suddenly, like I remember eating some biscuits on a flight and thinking "These are so good, but I have no way of getting them again unless I fly again."
That's awesome that you found them at Cost Plus! I love that store and so wish we had one closer!!
Try Walmart. At first, I thought they only had the spread, but then I found the cookies, too! I'm completely addicted ... Right now, I'm working on a chocolate/Biscoff ice cream topping. Once I have it perfected, I'll post the recipe!
DeleteLove Biscoff! I had forgotten YOU were the one to introduce me! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're so welcome! Remember when you brought me Biscoff coffee? So good!
DeleteI miss Biscoff ... I found a gluten free recipe today that I think I'll have to try out :-)