French Vanilla Glazed Almond Squares

Who loves sweets? It’s definitely one of my guilty pleasures. If I think about sweets then I want to bake something. Just like these French Vanilla Glazed Almond Bars. Baking is quite therapeutic for me. I love to bake and then watch people enjoy the sweet deliciousness of it all.

I also love to experiment in the kitchen, so when International Delight challenged food blogger to get creative with their product I was all over it.

My favorite creamer so far is the fat-free French Vanilla. You probably do not know I did some previous experiments with coffee creamers in baking. It’s a delicate issue coming up with the right texture.

So after many experiments, this baking scientist settled on French Vanilla Glazed Almond Bars.

French Vanilla Glazed Almond Squares

Author: Marlene Baird

Serves: 25

Ingredients

FOR THE BARS

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
• 1 large egg
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup oats, old-fashioned or quick cooking
• 1 ounce sliced almonds (about ½ cup)
• FOR THE GLAZE
• ⅔ cup powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons (or more) International Delight French Vanilla Creamer
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat to 375 degrees F

Line an 8 X 8 X 3-inch baking pan with parchment, or spray with non-stick spray.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the butter with the sugars, salt and vanilla. Then gently blend in the egg.

Mix in the flour, followed by the oats and almond slices

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top with a flat-bottomed spatula.

Bake in the preheated oven until it’s set and is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Let it rest for at least 45 minutes.

While its cooling prepare the glaze

Whisk powdered sugar, 4 teaspoons creamer, and vanilla in small bowl to blend, adding more milk by ¼ teaspoonfuls if glaze is too thick to drizzle.

Glaze with the French Vanilla Glaze

Place sheet of foil on work surface. Place bars (still on rack) atop foil. Using spoon, drizzle glaze over bars in zigzag pattern.

Let bars sit until glaze sets, about 15 minutes.

Cut into bars.

PP Value

4 PP per serving

3.2.1753

What’s Your ID? International Delight is looking for their most passionate flavor fans.

So moist and delicious, with just the right amount of sweetness.

What’s Your ID? International Delight is looking for their most passionate flavor fans. Put your ID on the map to enter to win a Magical Trip, play games and discover more unexpected delight. Share your ID flavor at http://whatsyourid.com.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

Some of the prizes include:

A Magical Trip (grand prize), Visa gift cards, Cold Stone gift cards, free I.D. for a year, I.D. coffee mugs, tumblers, and creamers, beach towels, and a baking kit which includes a Kitchen Aid mixer, apron, and coupons.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. It’s time for me to have a French Vanilla Iced Coffee!

Marlene

*International Delight’s products can be found at International Delight.com

This is a sponsored post, all opinions expressed here are my own.