Recipe: Wake n’ Bake Dessert Bars & Malted Milk Chocolate Stout
Cause just one delicious stout in dessert form is never enough. Recipe courtesy of ATLBrewBabe and Terrapin’s 2008 winning recipe: http://bit.ly/Mnk9gJ
Ingredients
Bottom Layer:
½ cup butter
¼ cup sugar 5 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg, well beaten
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/3 cup plus 2-3 tablespoons Terrapin Wake ‘n Bake Oatmeal Stout Beer
Second Layer:
½ cup butter
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
2 tablespoons custard powder (may be difficult to find – use instant custard mix as a substitute)
2 -3 tablespoons Terrapin Wake ‘n Bake Oatmeal Stout Beer
Topping:
4 ounces dark chocolate morsels
2 tablespoons butter
2-3 tablespoons Terrapin Wake ‘n Bake Oatmeal Stout Beer
1 pint Malted Milk Chocolate Stout
Directions:
Bottom Layer: Hydrate coconut in a separate bowl with 2-3 T. Wake ‘n Bake beer. Mix butter, sugar, cocoa and 1/3 cup Wake ‘n Bake beer. Melt in a bowl set over hot water. Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat. Add graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and walnuts to mixture and stir thoroughly. If mixture is too ‘wet’, add small amounts of additional graham cracker crumbs. Press firmly into an 8×8 inch pan. Place in refrigerator while mixing the next layer.
Second Layer: cream the butter, confectioner’s sugar and custard powder. Add 2-3 T. Wake ‘n Bake beer (to desired consistency). Beat until light and creamy. Spread on top of bottom layer. Place in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
Topping:
melt dark chocolate, butter and Wake ‘n Bake beer together in a bowl set over hot water. Mix well and spread on top. Chill in refrigerator.
Once solid, Cut into 2×2 squares, and serve in bowl with 1 small scoop of Malted Milk Chocolate Stout ice cream.
