Comments on Dozen Flours: Sugar Shock Friday: Chocolate Swoon Bars

I love this recipe. It was perfect. I used carmel ...

2009-02-15T11:00:32.071-08:00

I love this recipe. It was perfect. I used carmel bits and mixed it in with the batter. It was really good, it would have been great even without the carmel. I can't wait to try more of your recipes.

Hi Brooklyn - thanks for your comment! Although I ...

2009-02-10T13:10:55.765-08:00

Hi Brooklyn - thanks for your comment! Although I think caramel pieces would be yummy, I don't think it would work as well with this recipe. It might work, but I think there is the potential that the caramel would sink to the bottom of the batter and create a big sticky mess. Butterscotch chips might work though. It's not caramel, but it's close?

If you're stuck on the caramel, maybe you could substitute the chocolate chops that go on top of the bars with melted caramel drizzle it over the top instead?

If you make any recipe variations, please let me know. I'd love to know how they turn out.

I love looking at all your pictures. They all look...

2009-02-09T18:15:34.781-08:00

I love looking at all your pictures. They all look so yummy, I want to make them all. The chocolate swoon bars look so good. I can't wait to make them. I wanted to know if I added carmel pieces in between the batter if it would still turn out just as good. I love carmel but I didn't want it to mess up the recipe.

What a lovely blog! And these look DIVINE.

2008-09-22T17:37:22.405-07:00

What a lovely blog! And these look DIVINE.

Hi, I came across your blog via Bakerella's. I wa...

2008-06-19T08:50:01.893-07:00

Hi,

I came across your blog via Bakerella's. I was intrigued by the recipe photo and title but when I saw the recipe called for the vanilla butter nut extract I knew I had to try it. I have seen the extract many times and have passed it by because it is an "artifical" one. With a recipe in hand that I could actually use it in I rushed to the grocery store and was NOT disappointed. I made this on Memorial Day for a BBQ I was going to and everyone LOVED them.

Thanks for a easy and great recipe!

Ingrid :)

PS I'm gonna try your lastest post, the coconut whipped dream trifle! Wish me luck!!

These look amazing.. too bad I'm DYING because my ...

2008-05-28T07:38:15.750-07:00

These look amazing.. too bad I'm DYING because my oven has stopped working. It's like I'm missing my heart.

Oh my, don't those look good.

2008-05-27T18:14:44.683-07:00

Oh my, don't those look good.

Those look killer! Never heard of vanilla butter n...

2008-05-24T16:12:43.798-07:00

Those look killer! Never heard of vanilla butter nut extract before. What brand was it...McCormicks... or another? Thanks

These sound wonderful chocolatey-rich and deliciou...

2008-05-21T06:34:09.432-07:00

These sound wonderful chocolatey-rich and delicious! This sounds like one worth breaking the diet briefly for!! :) Thanks for a great share!

ohhh, i swooned alright! these sound amazing! my...

2008-05-18T18:19:08.464-07:00

ohhh, i swooned alright! these sound amazing! my husband would love them... maybe with some PB chips in them, too... his fave combo

I'll have to look for that extract next time I go ...

2008-05-18T17:37:27.853-07:00

I'll have to look for that extract next time I go grocery shopping.

Those bars are definitely "swoon-worthy"!

I'll be on the look out for this unique extract in...

2008-05-18T06:54:57.880-07:00

I'll be on the look out for this unique extract in my grocery isle too. Sounds decadent!

I've never heard of this mystery extract either! ...

2008-05-16T20:32:11.558-07:00

I've never heard of this mystery extract either! Those bars sound wonderful though!

Happy (aka hubby) - hi honey! Thanks for leaving m...

2008-05-16T19:53:17.175-07:00

Happy (aka hubby) - hi honey! Thanks for leaving me a comment! (He almost never does!)

Grace - Thank you! "Swoon" is my new favorite word and after I made these I knew they had to be in the name of these.

cakewardrobe - seriously, I know. I don't think I'd ever bake if it wasn't for all my friends and family to are always around to eat some. I LOVE their reactions, even more than money.

leslie - you will not be sorry! Please let me know how they turn out!

tarah - aww! I still have two left... come on over :)

Maggie - it doesn't really taste like any nut in particular...nor does it taste like butter... it's just really unique. The best I can come close is to imagine the taste of Sara Lee pound cake and that's what it smells like.

Kelly - oh my goodness, you have no idea how much that pleases me. You should see the smile on my face! I almost thought that Tastespotting was going to give me the stink-eye. I submitted the photo shortly after midnight PST and they didn't post it until after 3pm. Thank you for clicking!

came to you via tastespotting...and of all the 8 b...

2008-05-16T17:20:19.591-07:00

came to you via tastespotting...and of all the 8 billion photos there, this is the only one i clicked on. will have this. will have it.

That picture with the melting chips is just cruel....

2008-05-16T15:30:46.250-07:00

That picture with the melting chips is just cruel. What kind of nut does the extract smell most like? I've never seen or heard of that before either!

I totally wish I had one right now!

2008-05-16T14:34:00.123-07:00

I totally wish I had one right now!

Oh yeah...oh yeah! I will be making these! They lo...

2008-05-16T14:06:39.378-07:00

Oh yeah...oh yeah! I will be making these! They look scrumptous!

The best part of baking are people's reactions!! ...

2008-05-16T07:55:10.277-07:00

The best part of baking are people's reactions!! This is why I love it!

if the pictures alone make me swoon, i can't even ...

2008-05-16T05:50:15.140-07:00

if the pictures alone make me swoon, i can't even imagine what the taste would do. talk about an appropriate name! :)

Julia says she thinks this is nothing special, bec...

2008-05-16T00:45:36.277-07:00

Julia says she thinks this is nothing special, because "it's just chocolate".

Just chocolate!?! You might as well say that a treasure chest full of brilliant-cut diamonds is "just jewels".

With melted chocolate on top that didn't solidify even after the bar underneath it cooled, and a very subtle level of chocolate in the bar underneath it, these were as good as the heaven-and-hell brownies (the standard by which all brownies and bars are measured), but with a bit more heaven and not quite as much hell.