My mom added these Fudge Nut Layer Bars to her holiday baking list before I was even born. They’re not truly a “holiday” bar since they don’t have any festive red and green sprinkles or anything like that, but they’re the perfect addition to a holiday treat platter. They’re so delicious that they get gobbled up rather quickly. And they’ve been a favorite holiday bar recipe in our family for as long as I can remember.
How to make Fudge Nut Layer Bars:
You’ll be making two layers- a chocolate layer and a crust layer. The chocolate layer is a combination of chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter, salt, chopped walnuts and vanilla. That’s all melted together and then set aside to cool while you make the dough for the crust. The crust dough is a buttery oatmeal type of crust. Most of it is pressed into the bottom of your baking pan. Then the chocolate is spread on top of the bottom crust. Then you’ll take the rest of the crust dough and crumble it on top of the chocolate. A few more chopped walnuts are sprinkled on top. At this point, it’s ready for baking!
Can the nuts be left out of the recipe?
Yes! If you’re not a fan of nuts (or if you’re allergic), go ahead and leave them out of the recipe entirely. I’ve made these bars with and without nuts many times… and they’re just as good both ways.
What can you do with leftover sweetened condensed milk?
I have a great solution for what to do with leftover sweetened condensed milk. If you area coffee drinker, sweetened condensed milk is AMAZING when added to coffee. It’s even better in my recipe for How to Make Cold Brew Coffee. Also, leftover sweetened condensed milk will keep in the fridge for about a month– and even longer in the freezer. Just be sure to transfer it from the can to a safe container for refrigeration (glass or plastic).
How do you store fudge nut layer bars?
These bars may be kept in a treat tin at room temperature or in the freezer. I like to separate layers with parchment or plastic wrap. They freeze well… so that means you can bake them ahead and freeze them, and then take them out of the freezer to defrost as you’re ready to eat them, serve them or gift them. Also noted: frozen bars are pretty delicious too!
Here are a few more recipes for bars that you might like to try:
Nutella Shortbread Bars Royal Chocolate Marshmallow Bars Cranberry Bliss Bars Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Apricot Bars No Bake Monster Cookie Bars Seven Layer Bars Apple Butter Oatmeal Bars
