If you are a chocolate and coconut lover, you will love these Chocolate Coconut Bars. They are the most delicious chewy chocolaty coconut bars I have had in a long time. They are easy to make and can be stored in the freezer for later. That is if you can resist them long enough to make it to the freezer. Take a look!
Condensed Milk Goodness
Like so many bar recipes, the chewiness comes from condensed milk. Where would we be without that stuff? I remember when I was younger, my sister could eat it out of a can. Sorry, if you are reading this right now….ha! I never quite understood the eating of condensed milk. Well, maybe she was on to something because it does hit the sweet spot.
Can you Substitute Condensed Milk
Yes, you can and here’s how you can do that!
- Evaporated milk – You can use evaporated milk and sugar. Simple. Just put about 1 cup/200 grams of sugar along with a can of evaporated milk in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil and then reduce heat to low and leave to simmer, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes. Easy and no need for an extra supermarket run.
- Regular Fresh Milk – You can just use fresh milk. If you want to do it this way, add about 2 cups/480 ml of milk to the saucepan along with 1 cup/200 grams of sugar. Using the same method of boiling and reducing to simmer. This process will take about 10 to 15 minutes longer than by using the evaporated milk. Once it has reduced and thickened cut in about 2 tablespoons of butter and a dash of vanilla. Stir and voilà, condensed milk a different way.
As you can see, substitution is key when baking. If you don’t want to be let down by your ingredients on hand, there are usually ways around it. You can still enjoy baking the recipe you see on the screen, in the book, or jumping out of the glossy pages of that new baking magazine you just picked up.
Looking for an easy no bake treat? Check out the Two Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Clusters!
Thankfully, I didn’t manage to eat the whole tray of bars myself. Only because I gave half away to a friend, so they are his problem now…ha! Go on try them for yourself and try to eat just one. Happy baking!
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Chocolate Coconut Bars
Ingredients
- 3 Cups cookie crumbs any kind you prefer
- 1/4 Cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 Cup butter unsalted andmelted
- 1 Cup walnuts roughly chopped
- 1 Cup milk chocolate chunks
- 1 can condensed milk 14 ounces condensed milk
- 1 1/2 Cups shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and line a 15 x 10 inch baking tray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the cookie crumbs, sugar and butter. Mix well. Pour onto baking tray and press it firmly into the tray. Bake for around 12 – 15 minutes, turning halfway through baking. Remove from oven and leave to cool for about 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle over nuts and chocolate pieces. Then evenly drizzle over the condensed milk and top with coconut. Return to oven for a further 12- 15 minutes or until the coconut is golden. Remove from oven and leave to completely cool.
- Cut into bars or squares. Can be frozen!
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
- You can use any kind of cookie crumbs. Graham wafer crumbs, digestive biscuits, any kind of a vanilla cookie…etc.
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