Alumnae Bars = Easy Delicious Dessert

March 31, 2008

Recently my family and I had a dessert so delicious that my parents started acting funny: my mom insisted we eat the bars before dinner and my dad took an entire plateful for himself! What was the dessert? A simple, yet scrumptious chocolate butterscotch bar. Dubbed Alumnae Bars by my great aunt, these bite-sized treats are easy to make and are delightful crowd pleasers. They are completely portable making them perfect for a potluck, picnic, or bake sale. To take a look at the recipe — it's great for using up the "odds and ends" of chocolate chips — read more.

From PartySugar's Great Aunt Anne Desler

Alumnae Bars

Ingredients

1 stick butter
18 graham crackers
1 bag shredded coconut, optional
1 bag butterscotch morsels
1 bag chocolate chips*
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1-1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with aluminum foil.
Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove.
Meanwhile crush the graham crackers until small but not fine.
Combine the graham crackers and the melted butter and press, covering the bottom, into the prepared baking sheet.
If using the coconut, spread over the top graham crackers evenly. Repeat with the butterscotch morsels and chocolate chips.
Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top evenly.
Sprinkle the walnuts evenly over the pan.
Press down with a large spoon or spatula compacting the layers together.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes and cut into small bars.
Cover with foil and place in the freezer until ready to serve.

Makes 16-24 bars depending on the size.

*Use your favorite type of morsels: chocolate, milk chocolate, semi-sweet, peanut butter, or a combination of several

26 Comments

Astro_nerd 5 years 1 week

What can I use instead of condensed milk?

skigurl 5 years 5 weeks

i made these on the weekend! i wouldn't use butterscotch chips next time, but they were very delish!

mlmoreno47 5 years 6 weeks

Reminds of that movie Dick where they make them with pot and the parent's DEVOUR them!

yellowbanana 5 years 6 weeks

I work at Peet's Coffee & Tea and we have these. We call them Seven Layer bars. My mommy used to make them too....they're sooo good.

BermudaGrass 5 years 7 weeks

these look SO good, i've gotta make 'em!!!

emalove 5 years 7 weeks

Magic Bars! Love them!

chibarosa 5 years 7 weeks

It's funny how many names this dessert has - and now a new one to add to the list! Energy bars Magic layer bars Hello Dollies Dump bars Seven layer bars Alumnae bars No matter what you call them, they are delicious! I make mine with pecans instead of walnuts.

wonderwoman80 5 years 7 weeks

Why do they need to go in the freezer?

nancita 5 years 7 weeks

Oooh these look like something I had as a kid too. They also look delicious!

babysugar 5 years 7 weeks

I want some now. Yum partysugar!

askmetostay 5 years 7 weeks

thanks for giving me something to make for a family reunion this weekend!!!

ALSW 5 years 7 weeks

These look delicious!

chiefdishwasher 5 years 7 weeks

I have had these for years and they are always so good. There are never any left over.

Majrhoulihan 5 years 7 weeks

Hello Dolly Bars

superfoxml 5 years 7 weeks

Oh and they're fabulous when chilled in the fridge.

superfoxml 5 years 7 weeks

I've been making these since I was a child! LOVE THEM!

CoconutPie 5 years 7 weeks

I'll try these for sure! They look so yummy! :DROOL:

Rancher'sGirl 5 years 7 weeks

These bar cookies are a wonderful "no fail" standby. They are also terrific because they are very "forgiving"...you can do lots of substituting with whatever is in the pantry.:)

clareberrys 5 years 7 weeks

these sound AMAZING i want to make them tonight!!!

will205 5 years 7 weeks

sounds like lazy layer bars - has anyone ever heard of those?

GrapeBubbleGum 5 years 7 weeks

mmmmm, this does look delicious!

PugLuv 5 years 7 weeks

We call those magic cookie bars. YUM!

wackdoodle 5 years 7 weeks

That sounds like a "dump bar". Someone at my old job taught me to make - you basic just dump all the ingredients into a baking pan pour evaporated milk over it and it magically forms a layered bar cookie.