Bars & Brownies Archives - ZoëBakes https://zoebakes.com/category/bars/ eat dessert first Thu, 28 May 2026 01:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Super Bowl Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:45:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6248 These Super Bowl Bars feature a little bit of everything—chocolate, peanuts, marshmallows, pretzels and more—to make for a salty sweet treat perfect for a party. I love watching the Super Bowl. I don’t want you to get the false impression that I follow any team in particular, or even the sport […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/03/super-bowl-bars/feed/ 36 6248 Cranberry Brown Butter Blondies https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/blondies/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/blondies/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:40:56 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=25908 This is the perfect pairing of a sweet, rich, brown butter blondie and the tartness of rhubarb crisp in the spring (or cranberry crisp if you’re feeling festive around the holidays)! This Cranberry Variation is perfect for the Thanksgiving or even Christmas table. I suggest baking a double batch in […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/blondies/feed/ 3 25908 Blueberry Bars with Lattice https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:14 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4341 This post was originally written in 2011 and it is hilarious for me to read it since my boys are now grown men and no longer have little fingers because they’re 6 feet tall. The only thing that remains the same all these years later; they still love these Blueberry […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/feed/ 51 4341 Sour Cherry Streusel Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/08/19/sour-cherry-streusel-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/08/19/sour-cherry-streusel-bars/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:55:47 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=19566 You can’t attend a gathering in Minnesota without bringing some bars. I made these sour cherry streusel bars on an episode of Zoë Bakes that pays homage to my Nordic heritage. It’s a simple recipe that shows off just a bit of tartness from the sour cherries. The episode also […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/08/19/sour-cherry-streusel-bars/feed/ 28 19566 Brownies (4 Ways) https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/01/10/brownies-4-ways/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/01/10/brownies-4-ways/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:21:07 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=15829 These are the brownies I make for my son, Charlie, and his roommates in season 1, episode 6 of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network. The recipe is a crowd pleaser because you use a delicious brownie base, then you can customize with up to 4 different toppings! Tips For Perfect […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2022/01/10/brownies-4-ways/feed/ 47 15829 Raspberry Cheesecake Streusel Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/08/04/raspberry-cheesecake-streusel-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/08/04/raspberry-cheesecake-streusel-bars/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2020 16:16:16 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11455 When my best friend delivered the most perfect raspberries, she just hand picked, along with homemade raspberry preserves to my front porch and the mail woman brought me Edd Kimber’s newest book, One Tin Bakes, that’s kismet. I opened the book to the page with the Raspberry Cheesecake Streusel Bars […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/08/04/raspberry-cheesecake-streusel-bars/feed/ 10 11455 Sticky Coconut Maple Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:48:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10959 My Granny Neal made a version of these Sticky Coconut Maple Bars every Christmas. They’re really perfect for any occasion, but when I was a little kid they were a special treat reserved for Christmas morning. Enjoy!  These are inspired by my Granny’s holiday coconut bars, which I later realized […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/feed/ 1 10959 Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/11/24/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/11/24/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake-bars/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 14:03:28 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10900 There seem to be two schools of thought about Thanksgiving desserts. Those who must have pumpkin pie and those who avoid anything pumpkin, other than the spice mix. I am squarely in the pumpkin camp and so is my whole family, but if you or someone you love is not, […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/11/24/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake-bars/feed/ 41 10900 No-Bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:35:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8939 These No-bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars are a candy and a brownie all in one. There is no baking, so they’re perfect in the summer or a great holiday treat to go along with all the cookies you’ll be trading at your cookie swaps. I created this recipe for the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/feed/ 3 8939 Chocolate Mousse Bars with Feuilletine Crunch https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/10/15/chocolate-mousse-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/10/15/chocolate-mousse-bars/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2017 18:59:32 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7546 I made these chocolate mousse bars for an Oscars party. They are simple to make (no baking required), but fancy enough to eat while watching the red carpet glitter or for any other occasion.  Check out these other mousse recipes, like triple chocolate mousse cake, chocolate mousse with toasted meringue, […]

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