If you’ve ever tried those almond roca candies, you’ll know where I’m going with this. The candies have a hard almond toffee center, are covered in milk chocolate, and then rolled in toasted almonds. They’re basically a perfect bite of awesome. A few years ago I found a recipe for squares in a Martha Stewart magazine that had…
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Caramel Oat Bars
These bars were delicious, and one of the few desserts that I make in this house that Oliver actually really enjoyed. They’re basically the topping of a crisp turned into the crust and topping of a bar, then filled with caramel, chocolate, almonds, and toffee pieces. I can’t take all the credit for them though….
(only for the pucker loving) Lemon Squares
I can’t take credit for this recipe, at all. I’ve tried dozens of lemon square recipes over the years and never loved any of them. The crust was either too soggy, or rock hard, and so often the lemon filling would be bland and get a crust over the top, neither of which is appealing….