Gooey Caramel Coconut Bars Recipes

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set half aside for topping. , Press the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and pecans. , Whisk caramel topping and remaining flour until smooth; drizzle over top. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours before cutting.

COCONUT CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Toast the coconut: Spread coconut in a 9x13" pan, bake in preheated 300 degree F oven 20-25 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring half way through baking time.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg, until well blended.
• Mix in flour, salt, baking powder and 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut (reserving 1/2 cup for topping).
• Spread mixture in un-greased 9x13" pan, lining with parchment if you desire.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile melt 1/2 (1/2 cup) of the caramel in microwave.
• Drizzle melted caramel over baked crust and return to oven for 10-12 minutes or until medium brown and caramel is bubbly.
• Removed crust from oven, working quickly, use a heat proof plastic knife (plastic reduces the drag on sticky baked goods), or a bench knife, to loosen the edges of the crust from the pan; cut into 2 dozen bars, leaving them in the pan. (It is easier to cut these bars while still warm).
• Sprinkle bars with the chocolate chips.
• Allow chocolate chips to soften about 5 minutes, then spread chocolate evenly over bars.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• Loosen the bars from the edge of pan again, using a flexible spatula to lift the bars out of the pan.
• Set on a rack.
• Combine remaining caramel with 1 tablespoon milk or cream and heat until caramel is melted enough to pour.
• Stir to combine with milk or cream, drizzle over the bars.
• Garnish with reserved toasted coconut.

GOOEY CARAMEL COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Line baking sheet with foil. Set aside.
• Spread ice cream topping on top of KELLOGG'S® POP-TARTS® Unfrosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon toaster pastries. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Sprinkle chocolate morsels and pecans on toaster pastries. Sprinkle coconut over tops. Bake at 350°F about 7 minutes or until topping is bubbly. Carefully transfer to cooling rack. Cool at least 20 minutes.
• Cut each toaster pastry into thirds.
• Nutrition Information per serving: Serving Size 2 Cookies (61g), Calories 260, Calories from Fat 100, Total Fat 11g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 160mg, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 23g, Protein 3g, Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 8%.

GOOEY BLACKBERRY COCONUT MAGIC BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spray an 8-inch square flameproof pan with nonstick cooking spray. Layer over one slip of parchment paper with edges hanging over. Spray with additional nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine 2 cups of the pretzels, the melted butter and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to the prepared pan. Using your hands or a spatula, press the crust into the pan.
• Sprinkle over the butterscotch chips, 1 cup of the coconut flakes and 1/2 cup of the almonds. Gently but firmly press in with clean hands or a spatula. Pour over the condensed milk and spread evenly. Gently but firmly press in the blackberries until they are partially submerged. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup pretzels. Sprinkle over the remaining 1/2 cup coconut flakes and 1/4 cup almonds. Press in the filling with a spatula.
• Bake until golden brown around the edges, 30 to 35 minutes (see Cook's Note). Turn the oven to broil and broil until the coconut is just toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan. Once cool, transfer the pan to the refrigerator and chill until fully set, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Using the parchment paper, remove the bars from the pan and slice into 16 pieces.

GOOEY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray or butter generously.
• Mix cake mix, melted butter and 2 eggs until crumbly.
• Press into bottom of pan and up about 1 inch around the edge.
• In a large bowl mix: cream cheese, the other 2 egtgs, vanilla and almond extracts, confectioners sugar and coconut.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Cut into small squares.

GOOEY CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cover an 8×8 pan with foil. Grease foil.
• In a bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, combine the filling ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 5 minutes. Pour over warm crust.
• Let cool completely (can put in the refrigerator to speed up process) then cut into squares.