Orange Coconut Cream Bars Recipes

ORANGE COCONUT CREAMS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine milk and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until the butter is melted. Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Add milk mixture; beat until smooth. Add the coconut and orange extract; mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour., In a microwave, melt the chips, chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

ORANGE COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat ovento 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until ingredients are thoroughly moistened and mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup mixture.
• Firmly press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan; bake 10 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl combine condensed milk and orange zest; spread over baked base. Combine the reserved crumb mixture, coconut and m&m's mini bits; sprinkle evenly over condensed milk mixture and press lightly. Continue baking 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 26 bars.

COCONUT ORANGE SQUARES

Steps:

• Crem butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, orange rind and milk.
• Add coconut and dry ingredients.
• Mix only enough to blend.
• Place in 8" square pan lined with waxed paper (or use a nonstick pan). Bake in 350F oven about 25 minutes.
• Cut into squares.
• Can easily be doubled and baked in 13x9" pan.

COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350*.spread coconut in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet -- bake, stirring, once or twice.until golden.
• about 8-10 minutes.let cool completely.
• process cookies and 1/2 cup coconut in a food processor till finely ground -- and mixture clumps together.about 2 minutes.
• transfer mixture to a 9x13" pan -- press even layer on bottom.bake 12-15 minutes.let cool on wire rack.
• whisk together granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt in large pan -- whisk in milk and egg yolks.cook over medium heat whisking constantly till it comes to a boil.about 5-6 minutes.continue to cook, whisking about 3 minutes or thick.
• remove from heat and add butter.whisk till combined and thoroughly melted.
• stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut.spoon custard onto cooled crust --
• smooth.top with plastic wrap directly on custard surface.
• refrigerate 3 hours or till firm --
• beat cream and powdered sugar in large bowl -- till stiff peaks from.cut custard into 24 bars.
• cover bars with zig zag pattern with star tip.
• sprinkle with coconut.

ORANGE COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until moistened and resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup mixture. Firmly press remaining in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• In separate bowl, combine milk and zest. Spread over base.
• Combine reserved crumb mixture, coconut and M&Ms (or chips). Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture and press lightly.
• Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

EASY COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch-square pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP and 3/4 cup coconut; pour over crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, toast remaining coconut. (See tip.)
• Spread remaining COOL WHIP over dessert just before serving. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.