German Chocolate Bars Recipe

Rating 4

Sweet, salty, chewy and sensational, these moist bars are pretty, very rich and finger-lickin’ good. —Margaret Wilson, Sun City, California

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German Chocolate Bars Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 48 Servings
20 25 45

Ingredients

  • 1 package German chocolate cake mix (regular size)
  • 1/2 cup coarsely crushed pretzels
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • FILLING:
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • 2-1/4 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pretzels, egg and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs and corn syrup until blended. Fold in coconut, chips and pecans; pour over crust. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until edges are brown and center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 173 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as German Chocolate Bars in Simple & Delicious December/January 2011, p15

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(1-7) of 7 reviews

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by aprilm.cook

People rave over these bars when I make them....so delicious!

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2011 by Arista137

These were tasty however mine came out very, very gooey. I baked them as directed by the recipe but I don't think they really ever set up. I like all the flavors together, but am disappointed that they seemed very under-baked. They don't look that runny in the photo so I'm assuming they're not supposed to be. I may try to make them one more time and bake them even longer and just hope they firm up more but don't burn!

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2011 by kfears

These were good, but over the top sweet for me. I think it was the butterscotch chips that threw it over the edge for me. I'd prefer to just make Hello Dolly's. I like them a lot more.

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2011 by annamariatu

These are great! My husband loved them and I am making the second batch in one week. I thought they might be too gooey when they came out of the oven, but after they cooled they were firmer and they disappeared in a wink!

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2010 by badkitty

These were good but a little too sweet and gooey. I cooked them for the full 35 minutes after pre-baking the crust for 15 minutes and the crust was still pretty gooey in the middle. The end bars were pretty good, but I still prefer using the graham cracker crust over cake mix, like in the magic 7 layer bars. My husband said he wished you could taste the pretzels more. Good, but probably would just make the 7 layer Carnation bars instead.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by equestsarah81

These were FABULOUS!!! I got nothing but compliments on them! The only thing different I did was use crushed graham cracker instead of the crushed pretzels. This recipe is an absolute must keep!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by bbaird

Can I give it six stars? SO good! I can already see I will have to make one or two more batches of this one for the holiday season.

 
 

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