This is a simple dessert to throw together and people always love it. I love that you can make the whole thing in the pan you are going to bake it in, and have a dessert cooking in the oven and only a single fork to load into the dishwasher.
Coconut Bars
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 plastic sleeve of graham crackers (about 9 sheets)
1 bag chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup nuts (optional, and any kind you like)
1 cup coconut
Preheat oven to 350.
Cut butter into pieces and place in glass 9x13 baking dish. Microwave until butter is melted. Place graham crackers in a zippered plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until they are fine crumbs. Pour crumbs into butter and stir until combined, then lightly press into the bottom of the pan (I save the butter wrapper for this purpose). Sprinkle chocolate chips over graham crackers (Know what's good? Half chocolate chips, half butterscotch chips- about 1 cup of each). Pour sweetened condensed milk over top. Don't worry about getting every square inch covered, it will spread out as it cooks. Sprinkle with nuts and coconut (just eyeball it on the measurements), then use a fork to lightly press nuts and coconut into the sweetened condensed milk a little.
Bake for 25 minutes or until coconut on top and edges are golden brown. Cool, cut into bars, and serve.
2 comments:
Hudson just fell asleep. This sounds good I am going to make it right now! Thanks!
YUM!!! They are so good! I used half butterscotch. I better find someone to give them away to or I might eat the entire pan.
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