8 food bar recipes

Layered toffee cake with angel food cake split into three layers, filled and frosted with caramel whipped cream, and covered in crushed Heath bars. No baking required.

Scrumptious snacks made with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut and walnuts.

Gooey butter pecan bars layered with melted marshmallows, chocolate chips, and coconut on a cake mix crust. A 5-minute prep, no-fuss dessert bar that disappears at every potluck and bake sale.

Lightly spiced bars made with apricot nectar and dried apricots, finished with a tangy apricot glaze for double the fruit flavor.

Creamy vanilla cheesecake bars on a rich chocolate-graham cracker crust. Melted chocolate chips and butter hold the base together while sweetened condensed milk makes the filling impossibly smooth.

Jack-o-lantern cookies made from peanut butter sandwich cookies dipped in orange-tinted almond bark with black licorice faces. A fun, no-bake Halloween treat kids love decorating.

Baked Buffalo-style hot wings tossed in a butter and red pepper sauce glaze. A game-day appetizer with crispy skin, bold heat, and a classic bar-food finish that skips the deep fryer.

Mexican chicken casserole with flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and cream soups baked until bubbly. A Tex-Mex comfort food bake with homemade fried chicken.