Let’s get back to some basics.
The bar. Put the vodka down, that’s my stick, I’m talking delicious baked treats. Maybe it’s because I post for a food blog every day but I often lean towards fancy sweets, complicated cakes, adorable cupcakes, decadent sweets – leaving the most simple and most enjoyable basics behind.
Often, ‘bar’ desserts come together quickly and pack a world of flavor with basic ingredients you probably have stashed in your pantry. The kind of flavor that makes you smile from ear to ear as you enjoy the few bites of goodness and sneak back for seconds. Don’t worry, it’ll be our little secret.
Brownies, cookie bars, nanaimo bars – the list can go on and on. All delicious and simple and I feel rather neglected around my house. It’s time to change that. Lets go back to basics and get some more of these classics on the table.
Goodby Men, Hello Dolly Squares
(Or as I sold them to the guys at the shop, coconut bars)
From The Happy Baker
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 10 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix butter and graham cracker crumbs together. Place in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish; press firmly. Sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts evenly over the base. Pour condensed milk over top of everything.
Bake for 25 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
Devour.
What’s your guilty indulgence when it comes to ‘bar’ desserts?
My name is Kita. I am a 20 something girl geek and website/graphic designer who can rock an apron like there is no tomorrow. 
Those look absolutely delicious. I love coconut.
You know, you could add some Captain’s Parrot Bay into those!
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So tasty! I love this recipe.
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Love the title
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Favorite bars? If not coconut, then LEMON!
Great looking stuff!
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We always called those magic cookie bars and I use a combination of peanut butter and chocolate chips. Definitely a family favorite (aren’t the ones that are back to the basics always so?). My favorite bars exclude chocolate. Lemon bars are way up there, but the new raspberry blondies come close.
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YUM!!!! and so simple too!
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Gorgeous morsels of goodness!
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It looks so good and seems simple to make, too. I really need to try this
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With all the new stuff, we sometimes forget about delicious classics like these bars. I have not had these in quite some time, but I have never forgotten the wonderful flavor. Thanks for the stunning reminder!
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Looks and sounds wonderful. Back to the basics is always a good thing! I think that sometimes simplicity is way better
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This is the most amazing combo it makes me crave something awful! Gorgeous, truly
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Ok, I’m making these! I have to! They look great!
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O. M. G. These have me written all over them!
I make a samoa cookie bar that’s pretty solid – but this might be a contender for my new favorite =)
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What a great name! My mom used to make something similar when I was a kid – so good!
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I love anything with coconut! These look incredible!
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Oh, yeah…I LOVE these!!! I couldn’t stop at one…they are that delicious!!!
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These look great I love coconut and chocolate paired up together. My coworkers wife used to make something called Hello Dollies but it was something completely different. Now i am craving both versions!
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These bars look amazing! Love anything with coconut.
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I’m sure these would be totally devoured very quickly. Love the addition of the chocolate!
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Absolutely, why not do something simple every now and again? I’m sure they were yummy!
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Hot stuff. Nice go to, awesome, delicious dessert. Glad they got baked…my goodies usually don’t make it past the ‘dough’ stage before I’ve snarfed it all.
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Hi Kita! These look delicious! I’m a firm believer that the simplest recipes usually end up being the best…and these are the best! Buzzed!
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Omg did you save me some? These are divine. I adore coconut. Bookmarked and buzzed. Love, love, love!
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Wow these coconut bars look absolutely gorgeous!! Love this recipe!
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I could go for like ten of these right now – they look FAB!
Thanks for sharing!
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With ingredients like these you can’t go wrong! Do these keep well? I’ll bet they’d make great snacks on the run or even a nice dessert to bring to a party.
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I came over here from your guest post on Steph’s Bite by Bite. These look to die for! Omg i need to make these ASAP
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That’s a sexy bar.
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Can you bring these to San Fran?
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A friend of mine used to make something like this in high school and called it 7 layer bars. They were delicious as I bet these are, too.
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Kita, these looks great I love coconut bars and your pictures are really good!
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An all time favourite in my hose. I have also tried adding a cup of quick oats just before adding the condensed milk…makes it extremely chewy…
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I love how simple this recipe is! I’m thinking of all of the wonderful possibilities of mix-ins for these bars.
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So simple yet so amazingly delicious! I love it.
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Yumola, and I could do some serious damage in 60 seconds. I’m a fan of lemon bars and turtle brownies.
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I’m up for anything with coconut. And chocolate. And graham cracker crumbs.
Yeah, I’m up for these.
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Yes, I will devour. They look scrumptious. But I’m not putting my vodka down.
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Oh my heavens, YUM! These remind me of my Mom’s Seven-Layer Bars, which I adore! I love finding recipes with fun CoconutLove!
Hugs, Terra
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These are also called magic cookie bars and you can add in butterscotch chips with the chocolate chips too
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