Bountiful Coconut Almond Bars

Name: Bountiful Coconut Almond Bars
Yield: Makes one 8-inch (20 cm) square pan | Cuts into 25 or 36 bars
Ingredients: 1 oz (30 g) unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1 egg; ½ cup (125 mL) sugar; ½ tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract; ⅓ cup (80 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (250 mL) sliced almonds; 1 tin (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk; 1 ⅓ cups (330 mL) sweetened, flaked coconut; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter; 5 oz (150 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
one 8 inch

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back to Baking

By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

These bars have a soft chocolate base that holds a macaroon-like coconut filling just like the candy bar of a similar name. Topped with a layer of chocolate, these truly earn candy-bar status.

Ingredients

Base

¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter
1 oz (30

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line an 8-inch (20 cm) s