554 bar recipes

Luscious apricot bars layered over a shortbread crust with a chewy brown sugar topping studded with plump apricots and chopped walnuts. A classic two-layer dessert bar rolled in sugar.

Rocky Road bars stack a fudgy chocolate brownie base with gooey marshmallows and a swirled chocolate-peanut-butter fudge topping. A rich, decadent three-layer treat with chewy, gooey, and fudgy in every bite.

After school bars are no-bake layered cracker treats with a buttery brown sugar coconut filling sandwiched between Club crackers and topped with sweet vanilla frosting. A retro lunchbox classic kids can't stop reaching for.

Chocolate cheesecake bars with a brown sugar graham cracker crust, cocoa-rich cream cheese filling, and a smooth vanilla cream cheese topping. Three layers of bliss in every bite.

Fudgy, low-fat chocolate mousse bars made with applesauce and yogurt instead of butter. Dense, rich, and guilt-free with just 1 tablespoon of oil.

Fruit cheddar bars with sharp cheddar pastry crust layered with peach and strawberry preserves under a lattice top. A sweet-savory combo that surprises every time.

Caramel pecan bars with a buttery shortbread crust topped with pecan halves in a honey-brown sugar caramel finished with cream. Makes 50 bars from one jelly roll pan.

A hearty meatless chili with kidney beans, zucchini, green chiles, and brown rice simmered in a tomato base with cloves and vinegar. Even better the next day. Freezes like a dream.

No-bake peanut butter chocolate breakfast bar loaded with crisp rice cereal and raisins. Ready in 10 minutes, frozen for a grab-and-go morning treat that keeps you fueled.

Layers of raspberry jam and chocolate give a surprising tang to this dessert.

Raspberry meringue bars layer a buttery shortbread crust, raspberry pie filling, and a crisp coconut-almond meringue top. Cuts into 48 elegant bars for a crowd. Cookie-tin-worthy holiday classic.

Date bars with whole dates stuffed with pecans pressed into a brown sugar and sour cream batter. A touch of ginger and a dusting of powdered sugar finish them off.

Old-fashioned date bars with a buttery oat crumb crust, orange-scented date filling with chopped nuts, and a crumbly oat topping baked until golden.

Pecan turtle bars with a buttery shortbread crust, bubbly brown sugar caramel layer, whole pecans, and swirled milk chocolate on top. Addictively rich cookie bars.

Salad bar pizza is a vegetable-loaded deep-dish pie on whole wheat crust with broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, and red onion under mozzarella and Parmesan. Vegetarian, lower calorie.

Chewy mini chocolate chip bars made with nonfat yogurt and egg whites instead of butter. Lower in fat but still loaded with brown sugar chewiness.