This easy recipe results in deliciously chewy Coconut Bars, perfect to indulge in year-round.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: bars
Author: Beth Cato
Ingredients
Crust:
2cupsall-purpose flour
1cupbrown sugarpacked
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cupunsalted butter melted
Filling:
3large eggs
14ozsweetened condensed milk can
1/2cupall-purpose flour
1/4cupbrown sugarpacked
1/4cupunsalted buttermelted
3teaspoonsvanilla extract
1/2teaspoonsalt
4cupsflaked coconutdivided
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a 13x9 pan with foil and apply nonstick spray.
In a big bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, and salt, followed by the melted butter. Sprinkle into the prepared pan and compress it to form an uneven layer. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until light brown. Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325-degrees.
In a big bowl, whisk together the eggs, sweetened condensed milk, flour, brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir in 3 cups of coconut. Pour atop the crust. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup coconut over the top.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the coconut is turning golden brown.
Cool completely at room temperature. Lift onto cutting board using foil; slice contents into bars.