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Chocolate Coconut Bars Recipe

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With a middle layer of coconut, these sweet chocolaty treats taste similar to a Mounds candy bar! If time is short, don't wait for the bars to cool-just lay on several thin milk chocolate bars right after you take the pan from the oven and spread them as they melt.

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Chocolate Coconut Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 36 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups flaked coconut
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 plain chocolate candy bar (7 ounces)
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

Directions

Combine the crumbs, butter and sugar. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine coconut, milk and pecans; spread over the crust. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; cool completely. In a small saucepan, melt candy bar and peanut butter over low heat; spread over bars. Cool until set. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 154 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Coconut Bars in Quick Cooking May/June 1998, p29

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Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2012 by beksand

I did something wrong cause the coconut filling wouldn't spread and tring to spead it caused my crust to break up, so it ended up just globbed in the middle. But the flavor was awesome!! My husband took a bite and said "oh wow!" Definitely will try again and see if I can get it to look right this time!

Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2012 by minmom

If you like "mounds" l-like bars-you"ll love these! Easy!

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2011 by csreiche

I received so many compliments for these cookies during Christmas time. I made them for a cookie party and for Christmas and everyone loved them!!

Reviewed on May. 21, 2010 by ach1031

This is really good but it's a must to like coconut. I think it would be just as good to put milk chocolate chips on the bars after baking and just let them melt. The recipe calls for a 7 oz candy bar and that's really about 4 Hershey's bars. Then you need to wait until the bars are completely cooled before frosting. Very time consuming. I'm going to try it with the choc chips next time. Good luck.