Samoa Brownie Bars Recipes

SAMOA BROWNIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Cover baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Spread coconut evenly over baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, stirring/flipping every 5 minutes to make sure coconut browns evenly. Once done, put into a bowl so that coconut doesn't continue to brown. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350. Combine butter, sugar, salt, and flour and cut with pastry knife, or mix with mixer until coarse pea-sized lumps form. Press evenly over the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Bake until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, prepare brownie batter according to package directions, adding 1/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, unheated and straight from the jar. Make sure to follow the high altitude directions if you live at high altitude. Pour over shortbread crust and bake as directed, until a toothpick comes out nearly clean with only a few crumbs remaining.
• When brownies are almost finished, scoop caramel topping into a heavy bottomed saucepan and heat over low until caramel is soft and easy to stir. Add toasted coconut and stir gently until evenly mixed. If brownies are not quite finished, keep this warm, stirring occasionally. Keeping the coconut caramel mixture warm will help it to spread evenly without tearing brownies apart.
• Pour coconut caramel mixture over brownies and gently spread evenly over the top.
• Place chocolate chips into a zip-loc baggie and put into microwave for 20 second intervals. Squish the bag with your fingers to mix and smooth the chocolate between intervals. When melted smooth, snip a tiny piece off of the corner of the bag and drizzle over bars.
• Cool for 30 mins, then refrigerate for another hour to set. Cut and serve.

SAMOA BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 7 x 11 inch pan with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar and flour, and cut the 2/3 cup butter in with a butter knife. Keep cutting it in the mixture until it has formed evenly-sized crumbs.
• Press the mixture into the bottom of the 7 x 11 inch pan, and bake for 18-20 minutes - until the edges start to turn a golden brown.
• Remove from oven and set aside so it can cool completely, then increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees.
• Place coconut on a baking sheet, spread thin. Place in the oven and bake for 2-3 minutes. Remove from oven, stir coconut, and then bake for an additional 2-3 minutes until it has started to brown. Watch it closely so it doesn't burn. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Place 1 cup of chocolate chips in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, then remove and stir. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until chocolate chips are completely melted. Pour chocolate chips over shortbread mixture in the 7 x 11 pan, then let it cool completely.
• In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine the 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly (you don't want the mixture to burn, so keep stirring). Continue stirring for 5 more minutes, then remove from heat and stir for an additional 2-3 minutes.
• Combine coconut mixture and caramel mixture, then spread it evenly over the chocolate chip layer.
• Melt the 2nd cup of chocolate chips just like the first, and then drizzle it over the top.
• Let it cool completely, about 1-2 hours, and then serve.