Caramel Coconut Bars

Blossom Lady
Nov 01, 2024 11:18 AM
Caramel Coconut Bars

These soft and gooey bars feature three delicious layers: shortbread cookie crust, caramel coconut filling, and a milk chocolate drizzle. This recipe is inspired by Samoas Girl Scout cookies. Pssst….this version is even better.

These caramel coconut bars are

Three layers: Shortbread crust, caramel coconut filling, chocolate topping.

Chewy and gooey: Thanks to a brown sugar-caramel and shredded coconut.

Sweet and buttery: These bars are rich and decadent. A little goes a long way.

A make ahead dessert: These bars require several hours to cool, so this is a great treat to make in advance.

Easy: Even with three different layers this recipe comes together quickly and easily.

Ingredients:
Crust
  • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup (70g) brown sugar, light or dark
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cups (157g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled

Filling
  • 6 tablespoons (86g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • ¾ cup (156g) brown sugar, light or dark
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ¼ cup (60g) heavy cream
  • scant ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cups (105g) sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Topping
  • ¾ cup (125g) milk chocolate chips
  • flaky finishing salt, optional
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
27 minutes
Total Time:
52 minutes
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