A pistachio cookie base, creamy cherry filling and heavenly chocolate topping make this festive layered bar a truly delicious twist on Italian spumoni. It looks like it takes forever to make, but is way easier than you think—promise!
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Spumoni Bars
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 2 hr 55 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 16
Ingredients
Bar
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup chopped shelled pistachio nuts
- 1/4 teaspoon green gel food color
Filling
- 1/4 cup white chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix (from 4-serving box)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Topping
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over edges.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir or knead Bar ingredients until well mixed. Press dough evenly in bottom of pan.
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Step3Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4In medium bowl, stir pudding mix and 1/4 cup melted butter until well blended. Stir in maraschino cherries, powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice (if necessary, add remaining cherry juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and creamy). Spread filling evenly over cooled cookie base. Set aside.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave Topping ingredients uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Spread evenly over filling. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set.
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Step6Use foil to lift from pan; pull foil edges away. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
340 Calories
16g Total Fat
2g Protein
48g Total Carbohydrate
37g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 240mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 48g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 37g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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